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Pleuractis gravis (Nemenzo, 1955) 
AphiaID: 716550

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) gravis Nemenzo, 1955
Fungia gravis Nemenzo, 1955
Sources  original description: Nemenzo, F. 1955. Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: I. Suborder Fungiida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 15: 3-84, pls. 1-14. [details]

basis of record: Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [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: Nemenzo, F. 1955. Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: I. Suborder Fungiida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 15: 3-84, pls. 1-14. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: 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] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English mushroom coral (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Philippines (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Pacific [details]
Link To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716550
Taxonomic
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2013-01-24 18:51:11Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Pleuractis gravis (Nemenzo, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716550 on 2013-05-25
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