Paragoniastrea variabilis

Paragoniastrea variabilis
Paragoniastrea variabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleractinia 

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

Subordo: Faviina
Familia: Merulinidae
Genus: Paragoniastrea
Species:

Name

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

Type locality: Oshima Island, Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan. 31°31′39″N 131°24′05″E / 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 Open access Reference page.