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Meandrophyllia velamentosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Astrea velamentosa was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Thamnastraea velamentosa by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851); it was recombined as Fungiastraea velamentosa by Leloux (1999); it was recombined as Meandrophyllia velamentosa by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
  • Astrea gyrosa was named by Goldfuss (1826).

    It was recombined as Meandrophyllia gyrosa by Leloux (1999); it was synonymized subjectively with Meandrophyllia velamentosa by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea gyrosa Goldfuss
1826Astrea velamentosa Goldfuss
1851Thamnastraea velamentosa Milne-Edwards and Haime
1999Fungiastraea velamentosa Leloux
1999Meandrophyllia gyrosa Leloux
2008Meandrophyllia velamentosa Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusMeandrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciesvelamentosa(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Meandrophyllia velamentosa Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Meandrophyllia gyrosa Goldfuss 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available