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Madracis decactis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrea decactis was named by Lyman (1859). It is extant.

It was recombined as Madracis decactis by Wells (1934) and De Buisonjé (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Astrea decactis Lyman
1934Madracis decactis Wells
1974Madracis decactis De Buisonjé p. 220 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusMadracisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesdecactis(Lyman 1859)

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.

Madracis decactis Lyman 1859
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Diagnosis
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