Mussidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mussa +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mussidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Scleractinia – stony corals of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa – class; Hexacorallia – subclass; Scleractinia – order; Faviina – suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Faviinae, Mussinae – subfamilies
  • Colpophyllia, Diploria, Favia, Manicina, Mussismilia, Pseudodiploria – genera in Faviinae
  • Isophyllia, Mussa, Mycetophyllia, Scolymia, Variabilifavia – genera in Mussinae
  • †Antillia, Blastomussa, Cynarina, Isophyllastrea, Lobophyllia, Symphyllia – genera formerly in Mussidae

Coordinate terms

• (family): Lobophylliidae, Merulinidae, Pectiniidae – stony coral families

References

• Mussidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mussidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mussidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mussidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Mussidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mussidae at the Catalogue of Life 
• Mussidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Mussidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mussidae at Paleobiology Database