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Actinastrea asteriscus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia asteriscus was named by Weissermel (1900).

It was recombined as Actinastrea asteriscus by Löser (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Astrocoenia asteriscus Weissermel
2008Actinastrea asteriscus Löser

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

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 asteriscus Weissermel 1900
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Diagnosis
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