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Cycloseris discus Quelch, 1886 
AphiaID: 716666

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Cycloseris (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (? junior synonym)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Rank Species
Parent Cycloseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Sources  original description: Quelch, J.J. 1886. Report on the reef-corals collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–79. Zoology 16 (3): 1-203, pls. 1-12. [details]

additional source: 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]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Note  Type locality: Santa Cruz major island, off Samboangan, Philippines [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716666
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2013-01-26 22:15:03Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Cycloseris discus Quelch, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716666 on 2013-05-21
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