Species Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)

• Trachypora lacera Verrill, A.E. 1864. List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 1: 29-60.

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MCZ IZ 44065, IZ 44066 2 dry specimens, Singapore.
• Oxypora contorta Quelch, J.J. 1886. Report on the reef-corals collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 16(3): 1-203, I-XII pls.
• Oxypora titizimaensis Yabe, H., Sugiyama, T. & Eguchi, M. 1936. Recent reef building corals from Japan and the south sea islands under the Japanese mandate. Science Reports of the Tôhoku University, 2nd series (Geology) 1: 1-66.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Veron J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agaraciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 4: 1-459 [314]

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Veron J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agaraciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 4: 1-459 (Veron & Pichon , 1979 :Source Reference)

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