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Cladocora caespitosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora caespitosa was named by Linne (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cladocora caespitosa by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Madrepora caespitosa Linne
2005Cladocora caespitosa Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusCladocoraEhrenberg 1834
speciescaespitosa(Linne 1767)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available