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Cyphastrea japonica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Cyphastrea japonica was named by Yabe and Sugiyama (1932). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gerthi, C. progoensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Solenastrea arborescens Gerth
1932Cyphastrea japonica Yabe and Sugiyama

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusCyphastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesjaponicaYabe and Sugiyama 1932

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.

Cyphastrea japonica Yabe and Sugiyama 1932
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Invalid names: Solenastrea arborescens Gerth 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available