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Isopora palifera

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

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

It was recombined as Acropora palifera by Vaughan (1918); it was recombined as Isopora palifera by Wallace et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Astrea palifera Lamarck
1918Acropora palifera Vaughan
2007Isopora palifera Wallace et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusIsopora(Studer 1878)
speciespalifera(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.

Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816
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Diagnosis
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