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Plerogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae

Taxonomy
Plerogyra was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11096]. It is extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Plerogyra Milne-Edwards and Haime
2000Plerogyra Veron p. 86
2021Plerogyra Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPlerogyridaeRowlett 2020
genusPlerogyraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Plerogyra Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Plerogyra sinuosa Dana 1846 [bubble coral]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available