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Ctenactis crassa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Herpetolitha crassa was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Herpolitha limax by Inskipp et al. (2005); it was recombined as Ctenactis crassa by Gittenberger et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Herpetolitha crassa Dana
2011Ctenactis crassa Gittenberger et al. p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCtenactisVerrill 1864
speciescrassa(Dana 1846)

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.

Ctenactis crassa Dana 1846
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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: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:27:34
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:31:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia (Maluku) Herpetolitha crassa (127815)