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Goniastrea retiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Astrea retiformis was named by Lamarck (1816). It is extant.

It was recombined as Goniastraea retiformis by Gregory (1900); it was recombined as Goniastrea retiformis by Matthai (1914).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. hombroni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Astrea retiformis Lamarck
1900Goniastraea retiformis Gregory p. 214
1914Goniastrea retiformis Matthai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusGoniastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesretiformis(Lamarck 1816)

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.

Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available