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Centrastrea arborescens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria arborescens was named by Étallon (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Centrastrea arborescens by de Fromentel (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Thamnasteria arborescens Étallon p. 516
1861Centrastrea arborescens de Fromentel p. 216

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusCentrastreaLeSauvage 1823
speciesarborescens()

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.

Centrastrea arborescens Étallon 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
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 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available