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Pectinia lactuca

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

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

It was recombined as Pectinia lactuca by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Madrepora lactuca Pallas
2005Pectinia lactuca Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPectiniaOken 1815
specieslactuca(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.

Pectinia lactuca Pallas 1766
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Diagnosis
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