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Fungiastraea cristata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Astrea cristata was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Thamnasteria cristata by Geyer (1954); it was recombined as Synastrea cristata by Geyer (1955); it was recombined as Fungiastraea cristata by Rosendahl (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea cristata Goldfuss
1954Thamnasteria cristata Geyer
1955Synastrea cristata Geyer
1985Fungiastraea cristata Rosendahl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusFungiastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciescristata(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Fungiastraea cristata Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
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