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Scleracis  Kükenthal, 1919
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52129

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2005   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomRadiata   
       PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anęmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
          SubphylumAnthozoa   
             ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anęmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia  
                SubclassOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866  
                   OrderAlcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 – soft corals, soft corals  
                      SuborderHolaxonia Studer, 1887  
                         FamilyPlexauridae Gray, 1859  
                            GenusScleracis Kükenthal, 1919  
    Direct Children:  
                               Species Scleracis guadaloupensis (Duchass. and Michelotti, 1860)  
                               Species Scleracis guadalupensis (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860)  
                               Species Scleracis macquariana Bayer and Stefani, 1987  
                               Species Scleracis petrosa   
                               Species Scleracis pulchella Studer, 1879  
                               Species Scleracis pumila Reiss, 1919  
       

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  Source: Alphabetical List of Valid Octocoral Genera, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: Maintained by Gary C. Williams. Available at http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/OCTOGEN.htm   
  Reference for: Scleracis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Scleracis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Bayer, Frederick M.  
  Publication Date: 1956   
  Article/Chapter Title: Octocorallia   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F: Coelenterata   
  Page(s): F166-F231   
  Publisher: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press   
  Publication Place: Lawrence, Kansas, USA   
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  Notes: 1963 reprint edition. Separately authored chapters may include original descriptions   
  Reference for: Scleracis   
       

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