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Heteropora

Ehrenberg, 1834

Heteropora Ehrenberg, 1834 is a nomen oblitum (available and invalid).

Subgenus name within genus Acropora Oken, 1815 not used since its description; never elevated to genus. It is a junior homonym of Heteropora de Blainville, 1830, which is in Phylum Bryozoa. It was placed on ICZM Official Index of Rejected and Invalid names in 1963, as number 1646. See: Boschma, H. 1961. Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria): proposed validation under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 18: 334–335 and China, W. E. 1963 Opinion 674 Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria) validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20: 319-330.

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36

This version was contributed by Carden Wallace on 19-Mar-2010 02:13.

Page authors are: Carden Wallace. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd

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