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Plerogyra sinuosa (bubble coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae

Taxonomy
Euphyllia sinuosa was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Plerogyra sinuosa by Matthai (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Euphyllia sinuosa Dana
1928Plerogyra sinuosa Matthai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPlerogyridaeRowlett 2020
genusPlerogyraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciessinuosa(Dana 1846)

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.

Plerogyra sinuosa Dana 1846 [bubble coral]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available