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Physogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae

Taxonomy
Physogyra was named by Quelch (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Euphyllidae by Veron (2000); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plerogyridae by Kiessling (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Physogyra Quelch
2000Physogyra Veron p. 92
2002Physogyra Sepkoski
2021Physogyra Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPlerogyridaeRowlett 2020
genusPhysogyraQuelch 1884

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. Physogyra Quelch 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available