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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus
Taxonomy
Madrepora cyathus was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant. It is the type species of Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia).
It was recombined as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus by Bayer et al. (1956).
It was recombined as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus by Bayer et al. (1956).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antillarum, C. bredai, C. clavus, C. clavus, C. clavus, C. communis, C. crassicostata, C. doderleini, C. felsinea, C. gajensis, C. ingens, C. laevigata, C. michelinii, C. peloritana, C. polyedra, C. polymorpha, C. primaeva, C. profunda, C. revoluta, C. undulata, C. zancleus, C. bidentatus, C. gibberus, C. pedemontanus, C. verrucosa, C. leptaxis, C. cylindricus
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-09; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-09
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1786 | Madrepora cyathus Ellis and Solander |
| 1956 | Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus Bayer et al. p. F422 |
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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus Ellis and Solander 1786
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available