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Fungia (Pleuractis) moluccensis Van der Horst, 1919 
AphiaID: 717245

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Fungia (Genus) > Fungia (Pleuractis) (Subgenus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Pleuractis moluccensis (Van der Horst, 1919)
Rank Species
Parent Fungia (Pleuractis) Verrill, 1864 accepted as Pleuractis Verrill, 1864
Sources  original description: Horst, C.J. van der, 1919. A new species of Fungia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 5: 65-66, pl. 1. [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: 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]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Moluccas [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:717245
Taxonomic
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2013-02-03 16:04:51Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Fungia (Pleuractis) moluccensis Van der Horst, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717245 on 2013-05-18
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