| Taxonomic Hierarchy 
        
          |  |  |  |  |  |  | Kingdom | Animalia 
 – Animal, animaux, animals |  |  |  | Phylum | Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888
 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra |  |  |  | Subphylum | Anthozoa |  |  |  | Class | Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834
 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia |  |  |  | Subclass | Hexacorallia |  |  |  | Order | Scleractinia Bourne, 1900
 – stony corals, madrépores |  |  |  | Suborder | Astrocoeniina Vaughan and Wells, 1943 |  |  |  | Family | Acroporidae Verrill, 1902 |  |  |  | Genus | Montipora Blainville, 1830 |  |  |  | Species | Montipora orientalis Nemenzo, 1967 |  |  
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