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Columastrea madagascariensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Taxonomy
Actinastraea decaphylla madagascariensis was named by Alloiteau (1958). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Holocoenia madagascariensis by Baron-Szabo (2006); it was recombined as Columastrea madagascariensis by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Actinastraea decaphylla madagascariensis Michelin
1958Actinastraea decaphylla madagascariensis Alloiteau
2006Holocoenia madagascariensis Baron-Szabo
2009Columastrea madagascariensis Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusColumastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesmadagascariensis(Alloiteau 1958)

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.

Columastrea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available