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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Pavona : Pavona varians |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Pavona : Pavona varians |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Pavona |
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| Scientific Name | Pavona varians Verrill, 1864 |
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| Name Published In | Verrill, A.E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1: 29-60. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Pavona varians | species | belongs to Pavona | stated with evidence | Verrill, 1864 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. |
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| Common Name(s) | Leaf Coral, シワシコロサンゴ, 變形雀屏珊瑚 |
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| Kiessling W. (2008) New opinions on coral taxonomy |
| Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (2009 onwards) Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) - via Catalogue of Life |
| van der Land, J. (ed) (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W. & van der Land, J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. Journal of Natural History. 36(1): 1-13. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Faure, G. (1977). Annotated checklist of the corals in the Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin. 203: 1-26. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Verrill, A.E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1: 29-60. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J.E.N.; Pichon, M. (1980). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part III. Family Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series. 4: 1-459. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species |
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