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Thecoseris benoisti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae

Taxonomy
Thecoseris benoisti was named by Koby (1906). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMB-D6501-6504 (Syntypes).

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochoplegma flouesti by Fischer (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Thecoseris benoisti Koby p. 44
1907Thecoseris benoisti Koby p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyProcyclolitidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThecoserisFromentel and Ferry 1869
speciesbenoistiKoby 1906

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.

Thecoseris benoisti Koby 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 04:28:46
Modified: 2008-02-10 06:17:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available