Species · accepted in WoRMS
Montipora digitata
(Dana, 1846)
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Other names
- None recorded
- Common names
- pore coral (WoRMS)
- Trade names
- None recordedA scientific name identifies a species; trade names and lineage describe its aquarium history.
- Identifiers
- WoRMS AphiaID 207185Wikidata Q150194NCBI Taxonomy 46705Coral Trait Database species 1005
- Cite as
- Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207185 on 2026-10-03
Reading the evidence
These records describe traits and results under specific study conditions. They do not establish recommended aquarium settings.
Trait records
13 traits · Coral Trait Database1 recordCorallite width maximum0.9 mmOne reported value1 recordDepth lower5 mOne reported value1 recordDepth upper0 mOne reported value1 recordGrowth form Veronbranching_openOne reported value11 recordsGrowth rate1.818 mm month^-1 · 1.952 mm month^-1 · 138.5 mm yr^-1 · 2.124 mm month^-1 · 2.348 mm month^-1 · …Sources differ · unresolved1 recordMode of larval developmentspawnerOne reported value1 recordSexual systemhermaphroditeOne reported value38 recordsSymbiodinium cladeCOne reported value1 recordSymbiodinium sp. in propagulesyesOne reported value38 recordsSymbiodinium subcladeC15 · C73 · C15g · C15mSources differ · unresolved1 recordWater clarity preferenceclearOne reported value1 recordWave exposure preferencebroadOne reported value1 recordZooxanthellatezooxanthellateOne reported value
Sources
CC-BY-4.0Retrieved 2026-10-03World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — Aphia REST taxon recordsPer-taxon recommended WoRMS citation (stored on each taxon record).
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Wikidata — taxon cross-identifiersWikidata (CC0); item QID shown per taxon.
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — current per-species observation CSV exportsMadin et al. (2016) The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data 3:160017. Primary resources cited per observation.