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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Cnidaria (phylum) » Anthozoa (class) » Scleractinia (order) » Agariciidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 11 297005 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Leptoseris foliosa Dinesen, 1980 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species was previously considered to include Craterastrea levis, but the latter has been shown to be a distinct species which belongs in the family Coscinaraeidae. See Benzoni et al, 2012 | ||||||
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Record source: | Veron, J. E. H., 2000 Veron, J. E. H., Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld. 3 Vols. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Benzoni, F., Arrigoni, R., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., 2012. Systematics of the coral genus Craterastrea (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) and description of a new family through combined morphological and molecular analyses., Systematics and Biodiversity, Vol. 10(4): 417-433. |