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Merulina  Ehrenberg, 1834
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53434

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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  
                         FamilyMerulinidae Verrill, 1866  
                            GenusMerulina Ehrenberg, 1834  
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                               SpeciesMerulina ampliata (Ellis and Solander, 1786)  
                               SpeciesMerulina scabricula Dana, 1846  
                               SpeciesMerulina scheeri Head, 1983  
       

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