heliopore

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English

blue coral (Heliopora coerulea), a species of heliopore
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Etymology

From the genus name Heliopora, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + πόρος (póros, “filament; pore”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːliəpɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈhiːljəpɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

heliopore (plural heliopores)

  1. A coral of the genus Heliopora, the sun coral or blue coral.
    • 1846, James Dwight Dana, United States Exploring Expedition‎, volume VII, page 541:
      The Heliolites are closely related to the Helioporæ, but the interstices are irregularly cellular […] The cells contain twelve short rays or striations, and around the aperture twelve granules may generally be distinguished, situated like those of the Heliopores.
    • 1872, James Dwight Dana, Corals and Coral Islands‎, page 109:
      The coral-reef species of corals are the following.— 1. In the Astræa tribe (Astræacea), all the many known species. […] 6. Among Hydroids, the Millepores and Heliopores.

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