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Pleuractis seychellensis (Hoeksema, 1993) 
AphiaID: 716548

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Pleuractis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Pleuractis Verrill, 1864
Synonymised
taxa		  Fungia (Pleuractis) seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
 Fungia seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
Sources  basis of record: Hoeksema, B.W. 1993. Historical biogeography of Fungia (Pleuractis) spp. (Scleractinia: Fungiidae), including a new species from the Seychelles). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 67: 639-654. [details]

additional source: Hoeksema, B.W. & Best, M.B. 1994. Stony reef corals. In: J. van der Land (ed.) Oceanic Reefs of the Seychelles. Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme 2: 81-92. [details]

additional source: Gittenberger, A., Reijnen, B.T. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2011. A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. Contributions to Zoology 80: 107-132. , available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=8002a02 [details]

from synonym: Sheppard, C.R.C. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin Nr 307 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English mushroom coral (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Chagos (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Indian Ocean [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716548
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2013-01-24 18:51:11Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Pleuractis seychellensis (Hoeksema, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716548 on 2013-05-19
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