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Great Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastraea cavernosa
Recognized by CalPhotos and Lesser et al 2004
Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Orbicella cavernosa hirta
Orbicella cavernosa
Species recognized by Gulf of Mexico Species List
Orbicella cavernosa
Montastraea cavernosa
Recognized by coraltraits
Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1766)
Species recognized by IUCN
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Recognized by Scleractinia Lifestyle
Montastrea cavernosa
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database, CITES, and Hughes, 1987
Orbicella cavernosa hirta Verrill
Subspecies recognized by NMNH type specimens
Orbicella cavernosa var. hirta
Subspecies recognized by iDigBio type specimen records

Alternative Names

Astraea (Orbicella) argus Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea (Orbicella) radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea astroites (Pallas 1766)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea astroites var. porosa Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea astroites var. stellaris Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea endothecata Duncan 1863
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astrea argus Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astrea conferta Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astrea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Explanaria argus (Lamarck 1816)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Explanaria argus var. columnaris Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Explanaria argus var. complanata Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Explanaria argus var. impressa Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Explanaria radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Heliastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Heliastraea conferta (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Heliastraea cylindrica (Duncan 1863)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Heliastraea endothecata (Duncan 1863)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Heliastraea radiata (Ehrenberg 1834)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Madrepora astroides Pallas 1766
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Madrepora cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Madrepora radiata Ellis & Solander 1786
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastraea brasiliana (Verrill 1901)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastrea braziliana (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastrea cavernosa guineensis Gravier 1910
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Orbicella braziliana Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Orbicella cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan 1901
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Orbicella cavernosa var. hirta Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Orbicella radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astraea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Madrepora cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Madrepora radiata Ellis & Solander 1786
Montastraea brasiliana (Verrill 1901)
Montastrea braziliana (Verrill 1901)
Montastrea cavernosa
Synonym according to NCBI
Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Orbicella braziliana Verrill 1901
Orbicella cavernosa (Linneus 1767)
Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan 1901
Orbicella cavernosa var. hirta Verrill 1901
Orbicella radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Astraea (Orbicella) argus Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea (Orbicella) argus Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea (Orbicella) radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea (Orbicella) radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea astroites (Pallas 1766)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea astroites (Pallas 1766)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea astroites var. porosa Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea astroites var. porosa Ehrenberg 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea astroites var. stellaris Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea astroites var. stellaris Ehrenberg 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea endothecata Duncan 1863
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea endothecata Duncan 1863
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astraea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astraea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astrea argus
Synonym according to CITES
Astrea argus Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astrea argus Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astrea conferta
Synonym according to CITES
Astrea conferta Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astrea conferta Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Astrea radiata
Synonym according to CITES
Astrea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astrea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Explanaria argus
Synonym according to CITES
Explanaria argus (Lamarck 1816)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Explanaria argus (Lamarck 1816)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Explanaria argus var. columnaris Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Explanaria argus var. columnaris Ehrenberg 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Explanaria argus var. complanata Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Explanaria argus var. complanata Ehrenberg 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Explanaria argus var. impressa Ehrenberg 1834
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Explanaria argus var. impressa Ehrenberg 1834
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Explanaria radiata
Synonym according to CITES
Explanaria radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Explanaria radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Favia cavernosa (Linneaus 1767)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Favia cavernosa astroites Oken 1815
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastraea conferta (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliastraea conferta (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastraea cylindrica (Duncan 1863)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliastraea cylindrica (Duncan 1863)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastraea endothecata (Duncan 1863)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliastraea endothecata (Duncan 1863)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastraea radiata (Ehrenberg 1834)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliastraea radiata (Ehrenberg 1834)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Heliastrea cavernosa
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Heliastrea radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madrepora astroides Pallas 1766
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Madrepora astroides Pallas 1766
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madrepora cavernosa
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Madrepora cavernosa
Synonym according to CITES
Madrepora cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madrepora cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Madrepora radiata
Synonym according to CITES
Madrepora radiata Ellis & Solander 1786
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madrepora radiata Ellis & Solander 1786
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Matrepora radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastraea brasiliana (Verrill 1901)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Montastraea brasiliana (Verrill 1901)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea braziliana (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Montastrea braziliana (Verrill 1902)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea cavernata (Linneaus 1767)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea cavernosa guineensis Gravier 1910
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Montastrea cavernosa guineensis Gravier 1910
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea cavernosa hirta
Synonym according to CITES
Orbicella argus (Lamarck 1801)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella braziliana
Synonym according to CITES
Orbicella braziliana Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orbicella braziliana Verrill 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella cavernosa
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Orbicella cavernosa
Synonym according to CITES
Orbicella cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orbicella cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella cavernosa hirta Verrill 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan 1901
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orbicella cavernosa var. compacta Vaughan 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella cavernosa var. hirta Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orbicella cavernosa var. hirta Verrill 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Orbicella radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Orbicella radiata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phyllocoenia cavernosa
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Honey comb plate coral
Recognized by Conabio
great star coral
Cavernous Star Coral
Recognized by CITES
Great Star Coral preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Great star coral
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
false knob coral

French

Grand corail étoilé preferred
Recognized by CITES

Spanish; Castilian

Coral cavernoso macizo preferred
Recognized by CITES

Curated hierarchies for Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767)

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Faviidae
29 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.