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Fungia asperata Dana, 1846 
AphiaID: 717258

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Fungia (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (junior synonym)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Rank Species
Parent Fungia Lamarck, 1801
Sources  original description: Dana, J.D. 1846. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Zoophytes 7: 1-740. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. [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]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Red Sea [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:717258
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2013-02-03 16:04:51Z  created  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Fungia asperata Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717258 on 2013-05-26
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