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Rhizangia brevissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrea brevissima was named by Deshayes (1834).

It was recombined as Rhizangia brevissima by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Astrea brevissima Deshayes
1848Rhizangia brevissima Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusRhizangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbrevissima(Deshayes 1834)

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.

†Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available