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Cycloseris distorta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Fungia distorta was named by Michelin (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Diaseris distorta by Wells (1984); it was recombined as Cycloseris distorta by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Fungia distorta Michelin
1984Diaseris distorta Wells
2008Cycloseris distorta Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCycloserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesdistorta(Michelin 1842)

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.

Cycloseris distorta Michelin 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available