MCZ Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-414

Manopora grandifolia Dana, 1846

Syntype of Distichopora gracilis

Date Collected:

1838/1842

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central: Singapore | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:SCOR-414 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-414 Description: Preserved specimen.;

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Media type: image; Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-414 Description: Preserved specimen.;

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Current Identification
Manopora grandifolia Dana, 1846
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Acroporidae
Determiner: James Dwight Dana in 1846
Nature of ID: type ID

Dana 1846, page 499, Syntype of Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1846
Dana 1849, Figured of Manopora grandifolia Dana, 1846 Plate 45, fig. 1, natural size; 1a, the animal, enlarged; 1a' the natural size of the same; 1b, upper and under surface of the corallum, natural size; 1 c, upper surface, magnified; 1 d, part of transverse section of the corallum, magnified twelve diameters
Media type: text; Dana 1846 Description: United States Exploring Expedition;

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Media type: text; Dana 1849 Description: ATLAS Zoophytes;

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  • previous number: USNM325

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-06-13
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2023-06-09   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-06-16

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Singapore
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Singapore
  • Georeference:
  • 1.22715400°, 103.843473° (Error radius: 9718m) By: Penny Benson on 2015-07-07 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1838-01-01 / 1842-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-413; SCOR-414; SCOR-420; SCOR-422 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Stony Corals 000001-001549, pg.17;

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Ledger Entry for: 4 cataloged items from MCZ:IZ:SCOR-413 Montipora aspera Syntype to MCZ...

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