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Pavona cactus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora cactus was named by Forskal (1775). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pavona cactus by van der Horst (1921).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Madrepora cactus Forskal
1921Pavona cactus van der Horst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusPavonaLamarck 1801
speciescactus(Forskal 1775)

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.

Pavona cactus Forskal 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available