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Cycloseris wellsi (Veron & Pichon, 1980) 
AphiaID: 716291

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Cycloseris (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Cycloseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Synonymised
taxa		  Coscinaraea wellsi Veron & Pichon, 1980
Sources  original description: Veron, J.E.N., Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part III. Family Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 4: 1–459. [details]

basis of record: Benzoni, F., Arrigoni, R., Stefani, F., Reijnen, B.T., Montano, S. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2012. Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of Cycloseris explanulata and C. wellsi (Scleractinia: Fungiidae): lost mushroom corals find their way home. Contributions to Zoology 81: 125-146. [details]

additional source: Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2007. Debating phylogenetic relationships of the scleractinian Psammocora: molecular and morphological evidences. Contributions to Zoology 76: 35-54., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=7601a04 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English wrinkle coral (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Chagos (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Indo-West Pacific [details]
Note  Type locality: Bikini Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716291
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2013-01-21 14:52:37Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Cycloseris wellsi (Veron & Pichon, 1980). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716291 on 2013-06-19
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