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Fungia (Fungia) Lamarck, 1801 
AphiaID: 716855

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Fungia (Genus)
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Accepted name  Fungia Lamarck, 1801
Rank Subgenus
Parent Fungia Lamarck, 1801
Sources  original description: Lamarck J.-B. (M. de), 1801. Système des animaux sans vertèbres. published by the author, and Deterville, Paris : pp. VIII + 432 + 8 pl., available online at http://www.lamarck.cnrs.fr/ice/ice_book_detail.php?lang=fr&type=text&bdd=lamarck&table=ouvrages_lamarck&bookId=7&typeofbookId=1&num=0 [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]

additional source: Wells, J.W. 1966. Evolutionary development in the scleractinian family Fungiidae. In: Rees WJ (ed.) The Cnidaria and their evolution. Symposium of the Zoological Society of London 16: 223–246, pl. 1. Academic Press, London. [details]

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Species Fungia (Fungia) fungites (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Indo-West Pacific [details]
Note  Type species: Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716855
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2013-01-29 21:45:03Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Fungia (Fungia) Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716855 on 2013-05-19
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