Oculina diffusa Lamarck, 1816

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. Paris. Verdière. Paris: Verdière, 568 pp (1816).

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Scleractinia: family
Oculinidae: genus
Oculina: species
Oculina diffusa

Name

Synonyms: Dentipora virginea (Ellis & Solander, 1786); Lithodendron virginea (Linnaeus, 1758); Madrepora virginea Lamarck, 1816; Madrepora virginea Linnaeus, 1758; Oculina pallens Ehrenberg, 1834; Oculina virginea (Linnaeus, 1758); Oculina virginea var. immersa Ehrenberg, 1834; Oculina virginea var. leptoclados Ehrenberg, 1834; Oculina virginea var. pachyclados (Esper, 1795); Oculina virginea var. tubulifera Ehrenberg, 1834
Homonyms: Oculina diffusa Lamarck, 1816
Common names: Diffuse Augenkoralle in German; Elfenbein-Buschkoralle in German; Ivory bush coral in language.; diffuse ivory bush coral in English; diffuse ivory bush coral in English; diffuse ivory coral in language.; eyed coral in English; ivory bush coral in English; ivory bush coral in English; ivory bush coral in language.; Diffuse Ivory Bush Coral in English; Diffuse Augenkoralle in German; Elfenbein-Buschkoralle in German; diffuse ivory bush coral in English; eyed coral in English; ivory bush coral in English

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