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Negoporites spissus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Negoporitidae

Taxonomy
Porites spissus was named by Pocta (1887).

It was recombined as Actinacis spissa by Alloiteau (1958); it was recombined as Negoporites spissus by Eliasova (1989) and Löser et al. (2018).

Synonyms
  • Porites michelini was named by Reuss (1846).

    It was recombined as Actinacis michelini by Alloiteau (1958); it was recombined as Negoporites michelini by Eliasova (1989); it was recombined as Goniopora michelini by Löser (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Negoporites spissus by Löser et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Porites michelini Reuss
1887Porites spissus Pocta
1958Actinacis michelini Alloiteau
1958Actinacis spissa Alloiteau
1989Negoporites michelini Eliasova
1989Negoporites spissus Eliasova
1989Goniopora michelini Löser
2018Negoporites spissus Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyNegoporitidae
genusNegoporites
speciesspissus(Pocta 1887)

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.

Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887
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Invalid names: Goniopora michelini Reuss 1846 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available