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Tryplasma newfarmeri

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Tryplasma newfarmeri Merriam p. 37 figs. Plate 2, figures 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
subfamilyTryplasmatinaeEtheridge 1907
genusTryplasmaLonsdale 1845
speciesnewfarmeri

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.

†Tryplasma newfarmeri Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Con1pound Tryplasma with slender small, very elongate, loosely phaceloid cylindrical corallites re- producing by calicinal offsets at the periphery. Wall moderately thick with no prominent rejuvenescence rims, lateral connections, or attachments. Tabulae mostly complete and widely spaced.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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