Paragoniastrea variabilis

Paragoniastrea variabilis

Paragoniastrea variabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleractinia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Scleractinia

Subordo: Faviina
Familia: Merulinidae
Genus: Paragoniastrea
Species: Paragoniastrea variabilis

Name

Paragoniastrea variabilis Kishi, Nomura & Fukami in Kishi et al., 2024

Type locality: Oshima Island, Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan. 31.527593°N 131.401469°E / 31.527593; 131.401469. Depth 9 m.

Holotype: MUFS C588.

Paratypes: MUFS C78; MUFS C586.

Synonymy

• Paragoniastrea variabilis Kishi, Nomura & Fukami in Kishi et al., 2024: 209–215, figs. 2–5.

References

• Kishi, D., Nomura, K., Nozawa, Y., Arakaki, S. & Fukami, H. 2024. Paragoniastrea variabilis Kishi, Nomura & Fukami, sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia), a new coral species previously considered as a variant of Paragoniastrea deformis, from Japan and northern Taiwan. ZooKeys 1205: 205–222. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.121507 Reference page.