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Stylophora pistillata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora pistillata was named by Esper (1797).

It was recombined as Stylophora pistillata by Klunzinger (1879).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. confusa, S. minuta, S. papuensis, S. tuberosa

Synonyms
  • Madrepora subseriata was named by Ehrenberg (1834). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Stylophora subseriata by Montanaro (1932); it was synonymized subjectively with Stylophora pistillata by Kiessling (2008).
  • Stylophora danae was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Stylophora pistillata by Kiessling (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Madrepora pistillata Esper
1834Madrepora subseriata Ehrenberg
1850Stylophora danae Milne-Edwards and Haime
1879Stylophora pistillata Klunzinger
1932Stylophora subseriata Montanaro

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusStylophoraSchweigger 1819
speciespistillata(Esper 1797)

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.

†Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797
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Invalid names: Stylophora danae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Stylophora subseriata Ehrenberg 1834 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available