BIOTIC Species Information for Pentapora fascialis
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Peter J. Hayward | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Pentapora fascialis | Common name | Ross coral |
| MCS Code | Y418 | Recent Synonyms | Pentapora foliacea, Lepralia foliacea |
| Phylum | Bryozoa | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gymnolaemata | |
| Subclass | Order | Cheilostomatida | |
| Suborder | Family | Bitectiporidae | |
| Genus | Pentapora | Species | fascialis |
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| Additional Information | Sometimes misleadingly called "ross coral". The above taxonomy uses the most recent nomenclature according to Hayward & Ryland (1999). The Species Directory of the British Isles (Howson & Picton, 1997) placed Pentapora fascialis in the family Hippoporinidae under the species name Pentapora foliacea. Older classification schemes used the species Lepralia foliacea, e.g. the Plymouth Marine Fauna (Marine Biological Association 1957) and Bruce et al. (1963). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward et al., 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1999, Bruce et al., 1963, MBA, 1957, Hayward & Ryland, 1979, | ||
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