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Ctenactis echinata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora echinata was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Fungia echinata by Doederlein (1902); it was recombined as Ctenactis echinata by Veron (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Madrepora echinata Pallas
1902Fungia echinata Doederlein
2000Ctenactis echinata Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCtenactisVerrill 1864
speciesechinata(Pallas 1766)

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.

Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available