Merulinidae
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Scleractinia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Subordo: Faviina
Familia: Merulinidae
Genera:
Astrea –
Australogyra –
Boninastrea –
Caulastraea –
Coelastrea –
Cyphastrea –
Dipsastraea –
Echinopora –
Erythrastrea –
Favites –
Goniastrea –
Hydnophora –
Hydnophyllia –
Isastrea –
Leptoria –
Merulina –
Monticulastraea –
Mycedium –
Orbicella –
Oulophyllia –
Paragoniastrea –
Paraleptoria –
Paramontastraea –
Pectinia –
Physophyllia –
Platygyra –
Scapophyllia –
Tarbellastraea –
Trachyphyllia
Name
[edit]Merulinidae Verrill, 1865
Synonyms:
- Echinoporidae Verrill, 1902
- Favitidae Verrill, 1902
- Orbicellidae Verrill, 1902
- Pectiniidae
- Trachyphyllidae Wells, 1956
- Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1902
References
[edit]- Verrill A.E., 1865. Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). Communications of the Essex Institute. 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272
- Huang, D., Benzoni, F., Fukami, H., Knowlton, N., Smith, N.D., Budd, A.F. 2014. Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 171(2): 277–355. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12140
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