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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 309000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Rhizangiidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 309 Rhizangiidae (hard corals) - show full list Common Name: stony corals Common Names List: coral stony coral Organism Type: a stony coral Synonyms: Astrangiidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 11 290000     Scleractinia Child Codes: 11 309901     Astrangia spp. 11 309902     Cladangia spp. 11 309903     Culicia spp. 11 309904     Oulangia spp.

Taxon Notes:	This family is also sometimes cited as Astrangiidae, which is a junior synonym (see Veron, 2000). This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:77aa9233-333c-4cd4-83ed-8dd168880aca Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 53365 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135080 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-06-23 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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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.