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Definition of Millepora

Millepora
Millepora Mil*le*po"ra (m[i^]l*l[-e]*p[=o]"r[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.

Meaning of Millepora from wikipedia

- Fire corals (Millepora) are a genus of colonial marine organisms that exhibit physical characteristics similar to that of coral. The name coral is somewhat...
- Millepora striata is a species of fire coral currently found in Belize, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, and Bolivia, but also found in fossil deposits...
- Millepora complanata, commonly known as blade fire coral, is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae. It is found in shallow waters in the...
- Millepora alcicornis, or sea ginger, is a species of colonial fire coral with a calcareous skeleton. It is found on shallow water coral reefs in the tropical...
- Millepora squarrosa is a species of fire coral that can be found in the Caribbean Sea as well as in the western Atlantic. They are very common on fringing...
- Millepora dichotoma, the net fire coral, is a species of hydrozoan, consisting of a colony of polyps with a calcareous skeleton. M. dichotoma is a colonial...
- Millepora boschmai is a critically endangered species of fire coral. It was previously catalogued in two protected areas in Panama, the Coiba National...
- Millepora platyphylla is a species of fire coral, a type of hydrocoral, in the family Milleporidae. It is also known by the common names blade fire coral...
- Acropora millepora is a species of branching stony coral native to the western Indo-Pacific where it is found in shallow water from the east coast of...
- Millepora tenera is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae. It is native to the Red Sea and the western Indo-Pacific region and is a zooxant****ate...