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Boulder Star Coral

Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastraea franksi
Species recognized by Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, British Virgin Islands Species List, Jamaica Species List, Panama Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Cuba Species List, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, and United States Species List
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Recognized by Conabio and OBIS environmental data records
Orbicella franksi
Species recognized by Curacao Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, and NCBI
Orbicella franksi
Recognized by USFWS
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Montastraea franksi
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, and Barcode of Life Data Systems
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Species recognized by IUCN and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orbicella franksi
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), and Wikimedia Commons
Orbicella franksi
Recognized by coraltraits
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

Echinopora franksi Gregory 1895
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Montastraea franksi
Synonym according to NCBI
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Montastrea franksi
Synonym according to NCBI
Echinopora franksi Gregory 1895
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Echinopora franksi Gregory 1895
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Montastrea franksi
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Montastrea franksi (Gregory 1895)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

boulder star coral preferred
Recognized by Conabio
Boulder star coral
prefer
Recognized by USFWS

Curated hierarchies for Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia Haeckel 1896
Scleractinia Bourne 1900
Merulinidae Verrill 1865
Orbicella Dana 1846
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Orbicella altissima (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella antillarum (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella boehmi Felix 1915
Orbicella brancae Felix 1913
Orbicella comalensis Wells 1932
Orbicella conferta Umbgrove 1925
Orbicella craterophora Felix 1915
Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933
Orbicella excelsa (Dana 1846)
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella felixi Gerth 1923
Orbicella fijiensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella forskali (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella francqana (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
Orbicella gabbi Vaughan 1919
Orbicella herklotsi (Duncan 1864)
Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan 1919
Orbicella insignis (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella intermedia (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella klunzingeri Gardiner 1899
Orbicella lauensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella limbata (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella maxima Umbgrove 1925
Orbicella murrayi Gregory 1900
Orbicella pecosensis Wells 1933
Orbicella pleiades (Lamarck 1816)
Orbicella praeheliopora Gregory 1900
Orbicella quadrangularis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella riemsdycki (Milne Edwards & Haime 1851)
Orbicella roemeriana Wells 1933
Orbicella rotula (Goldfuss 1826)
Orbicella scheinfurthi Felix 1884
Orbicella sukunai Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella texana Vaughan 1903
Orbicella travisensis Wells 1932
Orbicella whitneyi Wells 1932

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1857
Orbicella Dana 1846
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Orbicella altissima (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella antillarum (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella boehmi Felix 1915
Orbicella brancae Felix 1913
Orbicella comalensis Wells 1932
Orbicella craterophora Felix 1915
Orbicella cyclommatos Felix 1921
Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella felixi Gerth 1923
Orbicella francqana (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
Orbicella herklotsi (Duncan 1864)
Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan 1919
Orbicella insignis (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella intermedia (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella limbata (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella linggapadangensis Umbgrove 1946
Orbicella murrayi Gregory 1900
Orbicella pleiades (Lamarck 1816)
Orbicella praeheliopora Gregory 1900
Orbicella quadrangularis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella riemsdycki (Milne Edwards & Haime 1851)
Orbicella roemeriana Wells 1933
Orbicella rotula (Goldfuss 1826)
Orbicella schweinfurthi (Felix 1884)
Orbicella transiens Felix 1921
Orbicella whitneyi Wells 1932

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia Haeckel 1896
Scleractinia Bourne 1900
Merulinidae Verrill 1865
Orbicella Dana 1846
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Orbicella altissima (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella antillarum (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella boehmi Felix 1915
Orbicella brancae Felix 1913
Orbicella comalensis Wells 1932
Orbicella conferta Umbgrove 1925
Orbicella craterophora Felix 1915
Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933
Orbicella excelsa (Dana 1846)
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella felixi Gerth 1923
Orbicella fijiensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella forskali (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella francqana (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
Orbicella gabbi Vaughan 1919
Orbicella herklotsi (Duncan 1864)
Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan 1919
Orbicella insignis (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella intermedia (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella klunzingeri Gardiner 1899
Orbicella lauensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella limbata (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella maxima Umbgrove 1925
Orbicella murrayi Gregory 1900
Orbicella pecosensis Wells 1933
Orbicella pleiades (Lamarck 1816)
Orbicella praeheliopora Gregory 1900
Orbicella quadrangularis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella riemsdycki (Milne Edwards & Haime 1851)
Orbicella roemeriana Wells 1933
Orbicella rotula (Goldfuss 1826)
Orbicella scheinfurthi Felix 1884
Orbicella sukunai Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella texana Vaughan 1903
Orbicella travisensis Wells 1932
Orbicella whitneyi Wells 1932

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Merulinidae
Orbicella
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Merulinidae
Orbicella Dana 1846
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Astraea excelsa Dana 1846
Orbicella altissima (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella aucta Brüggemann 1878
Orbicella benoisti Koby 1906
Orbicella boehmi Felix 1915
Orbicella comalensis Wells 1932
Orbicella cumutensis Hoffmeister
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella fijiensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella gabbi Vaughan 1919
Orbicella hispidula Verrill 1902
Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan 1919
Orbicella insignis (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella intermedia (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella klunzingeri Gardiner 1899
Orbicella laddi Hoffmeister
Orbicella lauensis Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella limbata (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella mansfieldi Hoffmeister
Orbicella parksi Hoffmeister
Orbicella praeheliopora Gregory 1900
Orbicella sukunai Hoffmeister 1945
Orbicella tongensis Hoffmeister
Orbicella travisensis Wells 1932
Orbicella whitneyi Wells 1932

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Cnidaria Hatschek 1888
Anthozoa
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia Bourne 1900
Faviina Vaughan & Wells 1943
Faviidae Gregory 1900
Montastraea de Blainville 1830
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Montastraea annuligera (Milne-Edwards & Haime 1849)
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767
Montastraea curta (Dana 1846)
Montastraea faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Montastraea magnistellata Chevalier 1971
Montastraea multipunctata Hodgson 1985
Montastraea valenciennesi (Milne-Edwards & Haime 1848)

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Faviidae
Montastraea franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Barabattoia amicorum (Milne Edwards & Haime 1850)
Barabattoia laddi (Wells 1954)
Caulastrea connata (Ortmann 1892)
Caulastrea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Caulastrea furcata Dana 1846
Caulastrea tumida Matthai 1928
Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus 1767)
Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn 1772)
Cyphastrea chalcidicum (Forskål 1775)
Cyphastrea hexasepta Veron Turak & De Vantier 2000
Cyphastrea ocellina (Dana 1864)
Cyphastrea serailia (Forskål 1775)
Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck 1816)
Diploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus 1758)
Diploria strigosa (Dana 1848)
Echinopora ashmorensis Veron 1990
Echinopora fruticulosa (Ehrenberg 1834)
Echinopora gemmacea Lamarck 1816
Echinopora grandicula Claereboudt 2006
Echinopora hirsutissima Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Echinopora horrida Dana 1846
Echinopora irregularis Veron Turak & De Vantier 2000
Echinopora lamellosa (Esper 1795)
Echinopora mammiformis (Nemenzo 1959)
Echinopora pacificus Veron 1990
Echinopora robusta Veron 2002
Echinopora taylorae (Veron 2002)
Echinopora tiranensis Veron Turak & De Vantier 2000
Favia albidus Veron 2002
Favia danae Verrill 1872
Favia lacuna Veron Turak & De Vantier 2000
Favia laxa (Klunzinger 1879)
Favia leptophylla Verrill 1868
Favia lizardensis Veron & Pichon 1977
Favia marshae Veron 2002
Favia maxima Veron Pichon & Wijsman-Best 1972
Favia pallida (Dana 1846)
Favia rosaria Veron 2002
Favia rotumana (Gardiner 1899)
Favia rotundata Veron Pichon & Wijsman-Best 1972
Favia speciosa Dana 1846
Favia truncatus Veron 2002
Favia veroni Moll & Borel-Best 1984
Favia vietnamensis Veron 2002
Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Favites acuticollis (Ortmann 1889)
Favites complanata (Ehrenberg 1834)
Favites flexuosa (Dana 1846)
Favites halicora (Ehrenberg 1834)
Favites pentagona (Esper 1794)
Favites russelli (Wells 1954)
Favites vasta (Klunzinger 1879)
Goniastrea aspera Verrill 1905
Goniastrea australensis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
Goniastrea columella Crossland 1948
Goniastrea deformis Veron 1990
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971
Goniastrea favulus (Dana 1846)
Goniastrea minuta Veron 2002
Goniastrea palauensis (Yabe & Sugiyama 1936)
Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg 1834)
Goniastrea ramosa Veron 2002
Leptastrea aequalis Veron 2002
Leptastrea bewickensis Veron & Pichon 1977
Leptastrea bottae (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Leptastrea inaequalis Klunzinger 1879
Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland 1952
Leptastrea purpurea (Dana 1846)
Leptoria irregularis Veron 1990
Leptoria phrygia (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Manicina areolata (Linnaeus 1758)
Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1766)
Montastraea faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Montastrea annuligera (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Montastrea colemani Veron 2002
Montastrea curta (Dana 1846)
Montastrea magnistellata Chevalier 1971
Montastrea multipunctata Hodgson 1985
Montastrea salebrosa (Nemenzo 1959)
Montastrea serageldini Veron 2002
Montastrea valenciennesi (Milne Edwards & Haime 1848)
Moseleya latistellata Quelch 1884
Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck 1816)
Oulophyllia bennettae (Veron & Pichon 1977)
Oulophyllia crispa (Lamarck 1816)
Oulophyllia levis Nemenzo 1959
Platygyra acuta Veron 2002
Platygyra contorta Veron 1990
Platygyra crosslandi Matthai 1928
Platygyra daedalea (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975
Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe & Sugiyama 1936
Platygyra sinensis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Platygyra verweyi Wijsman-Best 1976
Platygyra yaeyamaensis Eguchi & Shirai 1977
Plesiastrea devantieri Veron 2002
Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck 1816)
Solenastrea hyades (Dana 1846)
29 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
Faviina
Merulinidae
Orbicella
Orbicella franksi (this page)
Orbicella annularis
Orbicella faveolata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
Montastraeidae
Montastraea
Montastraea franksi (this page)
Montastraea annularis
Montastraea annuligera
Montastraea aperta
Montastraea cavernosa
Montastraea curta
Montastraea faveolata
Montastraea magnistellata
Montastraea multipunctata
Montastraea valenciennesi

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
Merulinidae
Orbicella
Orbicella franksi (this page)
Orbicella annularis
Orbicella aucta
Orbicella faveolata
Orbicella forskali
Orbicella klunzingeri

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Merulinidae
Orbicella
Orbicella franksi (Gregory 1895) (this page)
Orbicella altissima (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella antillarum (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella boehmi Felix 1915
Orbicella brancae Felix 1913
Orbicella carnegiei Latham 1829
Orbicella comalensis Wells 1932
Orbicella craterophora Felix 1915
Orbicella cyclommatos Felix 1921
Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933
Orbicella farquharsoni Latham 1829
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Orbicella felixi Gerth 1923
Orbicella francqana (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
Orbicella herklotsi (Duncan 1864)
Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan 1919
Orbicella insignis (Duncan 1868)
Orbicella intermedia (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella limbata (Duncan 1863)
Orbicella linggapadangensis Umbgrove 1946
Orbicella murrayi Gregory 1900
Orbicella pleiades (Lamarck 1816)
Orbicella praeheliopora Gregory 1900
Orbicella quadrangularis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Orbicella riemsdycki (Milne Edwards & Haime 1851)
Orbicella roemeriana Wells 1933
Orbicella rotula (Goldfuss 1826)
Orbicella schweinfurthi (Felix 1884)
Orbicella transiens Felix 1921
Orbicella whitneyi Wells 1932
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