Overview
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zooxanthellate, sedentary
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Bracket Coral
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
)
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
)
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
)
- Hatschek, 1888
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
)
- (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
)
- Ehrenberg, 1831
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
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)
- Order:
Scleractinia
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)
- Bourne, 1900
- Stony Corals
- Order:
Scleractinia
(
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Cairns S.D., Hoeksema B .W. & van der Land J., 2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Podabacia
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
P. crustacea (Bracket Coral) · P. involuta · P. lankaensis · P. lobata · P. motuporensis (Bracket Coral) · P. sinai
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- S.D.Cairns, B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land (from URMO).
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - LTM Nearshore Corals (OBIS Australia)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2566521
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-SCL-1079
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14376784
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 572378
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 603991
