BIOTIC Species Information for Leptopsammia pruvoti
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Paul Tranter | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Leptopsammia pruvoti | Common name | Sunset cup coral |
| MCS Code | D804 | Recent Synonyms | Leptopsammia microcardia |
| Phylum | Cnidaria | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Anthozoa | Class | Hexacorallia |
| Subclass | Order | Scleractinia | |
| Suborder | Family | Caryophylliidae | |
| Genus | Leptopsammia | Species | pruvoti |
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| Additional Information | The synonym Leptopsammia microcardia was last used by Abel (1959) and Rutzler, 1966 despite the general recognition of their synonymy since 1954. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward et al., 1996, Howson & Picton, 1997, Manuel, 1988, Anonymous, 1999(f), Zibrowius, 1980, | ||
