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Isastrea elegans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Placastrea elegans was named by Stoliczka (1873).

It was recombined as Isastrea elegans by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Placastrea elegans Stoliczka
2009Isastrea elegans Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
specieselegans(Stoliczka 1873)

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.

Isastrea elegans Stoliczka 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available