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Parasmilia centralis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora centralis was named by Mantell (1822).

It was recombined as Caryophyllia centralis by Fleming (1828); it was recombined as Monocarya centralis by Lonsdale (1850); it was recombined as Parasmilia centralis by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Madrepora centralis Mantell
1828Caryophyllia centralis Fleming
1850Monocarya centralis Lonsdale p. 244
1863Parasmilia cylindracea de Fromentel
1869Parasmilia granulata Duncan
1955Parasmilia helenae Rozkowska
2008Parasmilia centralis Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyParasmilinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusParasmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescentralis(Mantell 1822)

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.

Parasmilia centralis Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Parasmilia cylindracea de Fromentel 1863 [synonym], Parasmilia granulata Duncan 1869 [synonym], Parasmilia helenae Rozkowska 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available