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Acanthastrea  Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53501

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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: 2000   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomRadiata   
       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  
                         FamilyMussidae Ortmann, 1890  
                            GenusAcanthastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848  
    Direct Children:  
                               Species Acanthastrea amakusensis Veron, 1990  
                               Species Acanthastrea bowerbanki Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1857  
                               Species Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846)  
                               Species Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)  
                               Species Acanthastrea hillae Wells, 1955  
                               Species Acanthastrea ishigakiensis Veron, 1990  
                               Species Acanthastrea lordhowensis Veron and Pichon, 1982  
                               Species Acanthastrea maxima Sheppard and Salm, 1988  
                               Species Acanthastrea minuta Moll and Best, 1984  
                               Species Acanthastrea rotundaflora Chevalier, 1975  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Acanthastrea   
       
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wells, John W.  
  Publication Date: 1986   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A List of Scleractinian generic and subgeneric taxa, 1758-1985, (special issue)   
  Page(s): 69   
  Publisher: International Association for the Study of Fossil Cnidaria   
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  Reference for: Acanthastrea   
       

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