Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
()
- (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Class:
Anthozoa
()
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Order:
Antipatharia
()
- Family:
Antipathidae
()
- Genus:
Cirrhipathes
()
- Specific name:
spiralis
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scientific name: - Cirrhipathes spiralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
spiralis
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus:
Cirrhipathes
(
- Family:
Antipathidae
(
- Order:
Antipatharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Gorgonia spiralis
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Opresko D.M.and van der Land J., Aug-2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Cirrhipathes
There are approximately 17 species in this genus:
C. anguina (Wire Coral) · C. contorta · C. densiflora · C. diversa · C. flagellum · C. gardineri · C. hainanensis · C. indica · C. musculosa · C. nana · C. propinqua · C. rumphii · C. secchini · C. sieboldi · C. sinensis · C. spiralis · C. translucens
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Opresko, D.M. and Van der Land, J. (from URMO).
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Senckenberg: Collection Cnidaria
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3319044
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-1729
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 512727
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 598966
