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Microphyllia contorta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latimeandra contorta was named by Koby (1885).

It was recombined as Brachyseris contorta by Beauvais (1964); it was recombined as Microphyllia contorta by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Latimeandra contorta Koby
1964Brachyseris contorta Beauvais
2003Microphyllia contorta Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciescontorta(Koby 1885)

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.

Microphyllia contorta Koby 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available