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Dermosmilia nana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Lithodendron nanum was named by Roemer (1836).

It was recombined as Cladophyllia nana by Boelsche (1867); it was recombined as Dermosmilia nana by Bertling (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Lithodendron nanum Roemer
1867Cladophyllia nana Boelsche
1993Dermosmilia nana Bertling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciesnana(Roemer 1836)

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.

Dermosmilia nana Roemer 1836
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Diagnosis
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