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Stylophora distans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Astrea distans was named by Leymerie (1846).

It was recombined as Stylophora distans by Reuss (1868).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. confusa, S. minuta, S. papuensis, S. tuberosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Astrea distans Leymerie
1868Stylophora distans Reuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusStylophoraSchweigger 1819
speciesdistans(Leymerie 1846)

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.

†Stylophora distans Leymerie 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available