CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Cnidaria (phylum)  »  Anthozoa (class)  »  Alcyonacea (order)  »  Isididae (family)

CAAB Code: 11 188044 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Echinisis macquariana   (Bayer & Stefani, 1987)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies
Family: 11 188 Isididae (octocorals, bamboo corals) - show full list
Common Name: [an octocoral]
Organism Type: an octocoral
Synonyms: Sclerisis macquariana
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in subantarctic/Antarctic waters:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 11 188926     Echinisis spp.
Scientific Name Notes:This species was previously included in the genus Sclerisis, but detailed examination of material has shown that it is better placed in Echnisis (P. Alderslade, pers.comm.)
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