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Mussa regalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Mussa regalis was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Mussa regalis Dana

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyMussinaeOrtmann 1890
genusMussaOken 1815
speciesregalisDana 1846

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Mussa regalis Dana 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available