CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Cnidaria (phylum)  »  Anthozoa (class)  »  Scleractinia (order)  »  Merulinidae (family)

CAAB Code:	11 305923 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Mycedium spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 305 Merulinidae (hard corals) - show full list Common Name: [a stony coral] Organism Type: a stony coral Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 11 305000     Merulinidae Child Codes: 11 305104     Mycedium elephantotus 11 305105     Mycedium mancoi 11 305106     Mycedium robokaki 11 305107     Mycedium steeni Previous Codes (if any): 11 308903

Taxon Notes:	This genus was previously placed in the family Pectiniidae. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:059cd701-4226-4101-88de-7b9d6054a116 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Scientific Name verified against:

Budd, A.F., Fukami, H., Smith, N.D., Knowlton, N., 2012. Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 166(3): 465-529.