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Goniastrea pectinata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Astrea pectinata was named by Ehrenberg (1834).

It was recombined as Goniastrea pectinata by Vaughan (1918).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Astrea pectinata Ehrenberg
1848Goniastrea planulata Milne-Edwards and Haime
1918Goniastrea pectinata Vaughan
1968Platygyra planulata Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusGoniastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciespectinata(Ehrenberg 1834)

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.

Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834
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Invalid names: Goniastrea planulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available