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Placogorgia  Studer, 1887
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52141

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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 - minimum standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 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  
                SubclassOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866  
                   OrderAlcyonacea Lamouroux, 1816 – soft corals, soft corals  
                      SuborderHolaxonia Studer, 1887  
                         FamilyPlexauridae Gray, 1859  
                            GenusPlacogorgia Studer, 1887  
    Direct Children:  
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia becena   
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia intermedia   
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia mirabilis Deichmann, 1936  
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia rudis   
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia tenuis (Verrill, 1883)  
                               SpeciesPlacogorgia terceira   
       

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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: Placogorgia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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