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Mussismilia hispida

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Mussa hispida was named by Verrill (1901). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mussismilia hispida by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Mussa hispida Verrill
2005Mussismilia hispida Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusMussismiliaOrtmann 1890
specieshispida(Verrill 1901)

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.

Mussismilia hispida Verrill 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available