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Lithophyllon concinna (Verrill, 1864) 
AphiaID: 716645

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Lithophyllon (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Lithophyllon Rehberg, 1892
Synonymised
taxa
  Cycloseris sinuousa Nemenzo, 1983 (junior synonym)
Fungia (Verrillofungia) concinna Verrill, 1864
Fungia concinna Verrill, 1864
Fungia serrulata Verrill, 1864 (junior synonym)
Sources  original description: Verrill, A.E. 1864. List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 1: 29-60. [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: Verrill, A.E. 1864. List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 1: 29-60. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Nemenzo, F. 1983. Philippine stony corals: I. Five new species. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 35: 271-279. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English mushroom coral (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Sulu Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Chagos (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
East Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Indo-West Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Red Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Note  Type locality: Zanzibar [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716645
Taxonomic
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2013-01-26 18:25:34Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Lithophyllon concinna (Verrill, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716645 on 2013-05-26
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