CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	11 298008 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Cycloseris somervillei (Gardiner, 1909)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies
Family:	11 298 Fungiidae (mushroom corals) - show full list
Common Name:	[a stony coral]
Common Names List:	coral stony coral
Organism Type:	a stony coral
Synonyms:	Fungia somervillei
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes:	11 298903 Cycloseris spp.

Scientific Name Notes:

The name Fungia somervillei has previously been used for this species, with Cycloseris recognised at subgenus level (see Veron, 2000)

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:bd74b551-637c-4c82-972a-b047828db44b Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
ITIS (USA)	53138 View at ITIS
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207328 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-06-22 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	Veron, J. E. H., 2000 Veron, J. E. H., Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld. 3 Vols.

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