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Desmophyllum dianthus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora dianthus was named by Esper (1794). It is extant.

It was recombined as Desmophyllum dianthus by Zibrowius (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Desmophyllum cristagalli was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllum dianthus by Cairns (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1794Madrepora dianthus Esper
1848Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime
1980Desmophyllum dianthus Zibrowius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDesmophyllumEhrenberg 1834
speciesdianthus(Esper 1794)

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.

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Invalid names: Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available