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Holocoenia explanata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Holocoenia explanata was named by de Fromentel (1856). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Holocoenia explanata de Fromentel p. 858
1861Holocoenia explanata de Fromentel p. 200

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusHolocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesexplanata

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.

Holocoenia explanata de Fromentel 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available