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Fungiacyathus symmetricus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiacyathidae

Taxonomy
Fungia symmetrica was named by Pourtales (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Bathyactis symmetrica by Moseley (1881); it was recombined as Fungiacyathus symmetricus by Squires (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Fungia symmetrica Pourtales
1881Bathyactis symmetrica Moseley
1969Fungiacyathus symmetricus Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyFungiacyathidaeChevalier 1987
genusFungiacyathusSars 1872
speciessymmetricus(Pourtales 1871)

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