Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Scleractinia: family
Merulinidae: genus
Hydnophora: species
Hydnophora rigida

Name

Synonyms: Clavarina composita Rehberg, 1892; Hydnophora columellata Rehberg, 1892; Hydnophora mayori Hoffmeister, 1925; Hydnophora ramosa Nemenzo, 1959; Merulina laxa Dana, 1846; Merulina prolifera Quelch, 1886; Merulina rigida Dana, 1846
Homonyms: Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846)
Common names: Spine coral in language.; spine coral in English; spine coral in English; エダイボサンゴ in Japanese; 細枝碓珊瑚 in language.; spine coral in English; エダイボサンゴ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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