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Actinastrea ramosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea ramosa was named by Sowerby (1832).

It was recombined as Astrocoenia ramosa by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849); it was recombined as Actinastrea ramosa by Turnsek (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Astrea ramosa Sowerby
1847Astrea ramosa Michelin
1849Astrocoenia ramosa Milne-Edwards and Haime
1854Astrocoenia ramosa minor Reuss
1997Actinastrea ramosa Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesramosa(Sowerby 1832)

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.

Actinastrea ramosa Sowerby 1832
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Diagnosis
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