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Blastomussa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae

Taxonomy
Blastomussa was named by Wells (1961) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11149]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mussidae by Veron (2000); and to Plerogyridae by Kiessling (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Blastomussa Wells
1985Parasimplastrea Sheppard
2000Blastomussa Veron p. 4
2000Parasimplastrea Veron p. 239
2021Blastomussa Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPlerogyridaeRowlett 2020
genusBlastomussaWells 1961

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.

G. Blastomussa Wells 1961
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Blastomussa simplicitexta Umbgrove 1942
Invalid names: Parasimplastrea Sheppard 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available