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Meandrina brasiliensis  (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53425

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Meandrina meandrites brasiliensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848)
  
    Ctenophyllia brasiliensis Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848
  
    Pectinia brasiliensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848)
  
    Meandrina braziliensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848)
  
  Common Name(s): Brazilian rose coral [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumAnthozoa   
          ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia  
             SubclassHexacorallia   
                OrderScleractinia Bourne, 1900 – stony corals, madrépores  
                   SuborderFaviina Vaughan and Wells, 1943  
                      FamilyMeandrinidae Gray, 1847  
                         GenusMeandrina Lamarck, 1801  
                            SpeciesMeandrina brasiliensis (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848) – Brazilian rose coral  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Stephen D. Cairns  
  Notes: Research Scientist/Curator, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163, USA   
  Reference for: Meandrina brasiliensis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Meandrina brasiliensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Pinzón C., Jorge H., and Ernesto Weil  
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title: Cryptic species within the Atlantic-Caribbean genus Meandrina (Scleractinia): a multidisciplinary approach and description of the new species Meandrina jacksoni   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of Marine Science, vol. 87, no. 4   
  Page(s): 823-853   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-4977   
  Notes: doi: 10.5343/bms.2010.1085   
  Reference for: Meandrina brasiliensis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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