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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 305925 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Trachyphyllia 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 305116     Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Previous Codes (if any): 11 310901

Taxon Notes:	This genus was previously placed in the family Trachyphylliidae. 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:83eef0d6-e10a-49f0-b1a0-d35ed83bcd74 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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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:	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.