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Acanthocystis paliformis

(Ringtailed Unicornfish, Humpback Unicornfish, Humpback Unicorn)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Humpback Unicorn, Humpback Unicornfish, Ringtailed Unicornfish

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Phylum: Protozoa () - Protozoa
    - Class: Heliozoa ()
      - Order: Centrohelida ()
        Family: Acanthocistidae ()
        Genus: Acanthocystis ()
        Specific descriptor: paliformis
        Scientific name: - Acanthocystis paliformis

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acanthocystis

There are approximately 69 species in this genus:

A. aculeata · A. alata · A. aurata · A. auratus · A. bicornis · A. chaetophora · A. cinereoalba · A. clathrata · A. clavata · A. cordiformis · A. cornuta · A. cubensis · A. cuneiformis · A. discoidea · A. dresscheri · A. eichhorni · A. erinaceoides · A. flabellata · A. foliacea · A. formosa · A. geogenius · A. granulata · A. harmandii · A. hepatotrichus · A. hollandiana · A. hollandianus · A. horrida · A. kilianii · A. latimarginalis · A. longiseta · A. ludibunda · A. microsperma · A. microspermus · A. myriospina · A. nichollsi · A. nyriospina · A. ovata · A. paliformis (Ringtailed Unicornfish) · A. pectinata · A. penardi · A. pentinata · A. perpusilla · A. pertusa · A. petaloides · A. plumosa · A. polymorpha · A. portegna · A. pruinulosa · A. pteromorphos · A. pulchra · A. puttemansii · A. pyriformis · A. rasilis · A. reniformis · A. rhytidos · A. rotundata · A. scaposa · A. spiculifera · A. spinifera · A. submastrucata · A. submitis · A. takahashii · A. tropica · A. tubata · A. turfacea · A. umbraculiformis · A. valdiviense · A. veliformis · A. viscidulus

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Notes

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5326845
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17887293
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2103606

Last Revised: 2008-09-09