Taxon name selected

Australomussa rowleyensis Veron, 1985

Status

Valid species

Target Taxon

Australomussa rowleyensis Veron, 1985

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Authority reference(s):

Veron, J.E.N. (1985b). New Scleractinia from Australian coral reefs. Records of the Western Australian Museum 12:147-183. (For species details see pp. 171-175 and Figs. 23-25)

Taxonomic note: The type species of Australomussa Veron, 1985. Considered a species of Parascolymia by Arrigoni, Richards, Chen et al. (2014). However, large colonies lose most morphological similarities with Parascolymia species

Taxonomic reference(s):

Veron, J.E.N. (1985b). New Scleractinia from Australian coral reefs. Records of the Western Australian Museum 12:147-183.

Veron, J.E.N. (2000a). Corals of the World. Townsville: Australian Institute of Marine Science. Volumes 1-3. 1410pp.

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