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Actinastrea parasitica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia parasitica was named by Duncan (1867).

It was recombined as Actinastrea parasitica by Beauvais (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Astrocoenia parasitica Duncan
1976Actinastrea parasitica Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesparasitica(Duncan 1867)

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.

Actinastrea parasitica Duncan 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available