MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 35046

Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Date Collected:

1868-03-15

North America: United States: Florida: Monroe | Tortugas, S. end of East Key

Current Identification
Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Hexacorallia Scleractinia Montastraeidae
Common Name(s): great star coral
Determiner: Ardis Johnston on 2001-05-25
Nature of ID: expert ID

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 0 History

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  • Originally identified as Orbicella cavernosa. 3 pieces Sample removed for DNA analysis, A. Baker, 25.v.2001.

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • County:
  • Monroe
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002676 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Tortugas, S. end of East Key
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Florida, Monroe, Tortugas, S. end of East Key
  • Depth:
  • - 13 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 24.9992970°, -80.608952° (Error radius: 5421m) By: Brendan Haley on 2019-06-10 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2019-06-10)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1868-03-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 15/3/1868
  • Collector:
  • US Coast Survey, 1867-1871

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