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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

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Lamarck (1801) is the authority for the genus Caryophyllia. I have not been able to track down who first created a type subgenus Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) for the genus.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Lamarck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
subgenusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Lamarck 1801
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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus Ellis and Solander 1786
Diagnosis
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