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Leptocyathus hexacristatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Leptocyathus hexacristatus was named by Alloiteau (1936).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Leptocyathus hexacristatus Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusLeptocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
specieshexacristatusAlloiteau 1936

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Leptocyathus hexacristatus Alloiteau 1936
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Diagnosis
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