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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : Distichopora : Distichopora nitida |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Stylasterina : Distichopora : Distichopora nitida |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Distichopora |
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| Scientific Name | Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Distichopora nitida | species | belongs to Distichopora | stated with evidence | Verrill, 1864 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hydrozoa) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Hydrozoa) |
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| Diet | carnivore, suspension feeder (based on Hydrozoa) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hydrozoa) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Wells. 1984. Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu. Pacific Science 38(3):205-219 |
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| Wells J. W. (1984) Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu, Pacific Science 38 3, 205-219 |
| 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., and J.Van Der Land, 1999. Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin 459: 13-46. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land, 2000-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms - via World Register of Marine Species |
| S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land, (2000) 007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms - via Catalogue of Life |
Distichopora nitida
