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Aulophyllia excelsa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae

Taxonomy
Montlivaltia excelsa was named by de Fromentel (1861).

It was recombined as Aulophyllia excelsa by Alloiteau (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Montlivaltia excelsa de Fromentel
1957Aulophyllia excelsa Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMeandriinaAlloiteau 1952
familySmilotrochiidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusAulophylliaAlloiteau 1957
speciesexcelsa(de Fromentel 1861)

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.

Aulophyllia excelsa de Fromentel 1861
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Diagnosis
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