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Fungiidae  Dana, 1846
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53108

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2001   
       

 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  
                   SuborderFungiina Verrill, 1865  
                      FamilyFungiidae Dana, 1846  
    Direct Children:  
                         Genus Cantharellus Höksema and Best, 1984  
                         Genus Ctenactis Agassiz in Verrill, 1864  
                         Genus Cycloseris Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1849  
                         Genus Diaseris Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1849  
                         Genus Fungia Lamarck, 1801  
                         Genus Halomitra Dana, 1846  
                         Genus Heliofungia Wells, 1966  
                         Genus Herpetoglossa Wells, 1966  
                         Genus Herpolitha Eschscholtz, 1825  
                         Genus Lithophyllon Rehberg, 1892  
                         Genus Parahalomitra Wells, 1937  
                         Genus Podabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1849  
                         Genus Polyphyllia Quoy and Gaimard in Blainville, 1830  
                         Genus Sandalolitha Quelch, 1884  
                         Genus Zoopilus Dana, 1846  
       

 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: Fungiidae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Fungiidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cairns, Stephen D.  
  Publication Date: 1999   
  Article/Chapter Title: Species richness of recent Scleractinia   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59   
  Page(s): 1-46   
  Publisher: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
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  Reference for: Fungiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kuhlmann, Dietrich H. H.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Living coral reefs of the world.   
  Page(s): 185   
  Publisher: Arco Publishing, Inc.   
  Publication Place: New York, NY   
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  Reference for: Fungiidae   
       

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