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Polycyathus mediterraneus Best, 1968 
AphiaID: 508432

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Polycyathus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
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Accepted name  Polycyathus banyulensis Best, 1968 accepted as Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959)
Rank Species
Parent Polycyathus Duncan, 1876
Source  basis of record: Cairns, S.D., 2009. On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge http://www.lophelia.org/online-appendices  [details]

Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:508432
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2010-08-18 14:38:35Z  created  Cairns, Stephen
  
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  Citation: Cairns, S. (2013). Polycyathus mediterraneus Best, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=508432 on 2013-05-19
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