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References

• Acosta, A., & Zea S. (1997). Sexual reproduction of the reef coral Montastrea cavernosa (Scleractinia: Faviidae) in the Santa Marta area, Caribbean coast of Colombia. Marine Biology. 128, 141-148.
• Barrios-Suárez L. M., Reyes J. O., Navas G. R., and García C. B., 2002 . 39-41. Article:Distribution of anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) in the area of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean. Pages:37-48. Journal:Ciencias Marinas. Abbreviation:Cienc. Mar. Volume: 28. Number:1. Date of publication: 2002.
• Cairns S. D., Hoeksema B. W., and van der Land J., 1999 . 29. Article:Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Pages:13-46. Journal:Atoll Research Bulletin. Abbreviation:Atoll Res. Bull. Volume: . Number:459. Date of publication: 1999.
• Cairns, Stephen D. 1999. Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46
• Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
• Guzmán H. M., 1998 . 77. Article:Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Pages:75-80. Journal:Revista de Biologia Tropical. Abbreviation:Rev. Biol. Trop. Volume: 46. Number:Suppl. 4. Date of publication: 1998.
• Kelmanson, I. V., & Matz M. V. (2003). Molecular Basis and Evolutionary Origins of Color Diversity in Great Star Coral Montastraea cavernosa (Scleractinia: Faviida). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 20, 1125-1133.
• Lesser, M. P., Falcon L. I., Rodriguez-Roman A., Enriquez S., Hoegh-Guldberg O., & Iglesias-Prieto R. (2007). Nitrogen fixation by symbiotic cyanobacteria provides a source of nitrogen for the scleractinian coral Montastraea cavernosa. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 346, 143-152.
• Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
• Neves E., Johnsson R., Sampaio C., and Pichon M., 2006 . 52. Article:The occurrence of *Scolymia cubensis* in Brazil: revising the problem of the Caribbean solitary mussids. Pages:45-54. Journal:Zootaxa. Abbreviation:Zootaxa. Volume: 1366. Date of publication: 27 Nov., 2006.
• Nunes FLD, Norris RD, Knowlton N. (2011). Long Distance Dispersal and Connectivity in Amphi-Atlantic Corals at Regional and Basin Scales. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22298.
• Nunes, F., Norris R. D., & Knowlton N. (2009). Implications of isolation and low genetic diversity in peripheral populations of an amphi-Atlantic coral. Molecular Ecology. 18, 4283-4297.
• Reimer J. D., Ono S., Fujiwara Y., Takishita K., and Tsukahara J., 2004 . 524. Article:Reconsidering *Zoanthus* spp. diversity: molecular evidence of conspecifity within four previously presumed species. Pages:517-525. Journal:Zoological Science. Abbreviation:Zool. Sci. Volume: 21. Date of publication: 2004.
• Soong, K. (1993). COLONY SIZE AS A SPECIES CHARACTER IN MASSIVE REEF CORALS. Coral Reefs. 12, 77-83.
• Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
• Szmant, A. M. (1991). Sexual reproduction by the Caribbean reef corals Montastrea annularis and M. cavernosa. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 74, 13-25.
• UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
• Vize, P. D. (2006). Deepwater broadcast spawning by Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea franksi, and Diploria strigosa at the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Coral Reefs. 25, 169-171.
• WoRMS (2010). Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287962 on 2012-05-22
• Zlatarski V. N. and Estalella N. M., 1980 . 17, 26, 69-73, 75, 155, 192-204, 208-231, 235-237, 242, 244, 246, 247, 250, 269, 299, 306; Plate 27-28. Reference type:Book. Book title:Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Edited by:None. Total pages:312. Publisher:Bulgarian Academy of Science. City:Sophia. Date of publication: 1980.
• vanWoesik, R., Lacharmoise F., & Koksal S. (2006). Annual cycles of solar insolation predict spawning times of Caribbean corals. Ecology Letters. 9, 390-398.