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Rough Cactus Coral

Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Mycetophyllia ferox
Recognized by USFWS
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1937
Recognized by Conabio
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973
Mycetophyllia ferox
Recognized by coraltraits
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973
Recognized by Scleractinia Lifestyle

Alternative Names

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana f. ferox Wells 1973
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Astylospora cinchonensis Murrill 1918
Synonym according to Conabio
Astylospora mammillata Murrill 1918
Synonym according to Conabio
Psathyra cinchonensis (Murril) Murril 1918
Synonym according to Conabio
Psathyra mammillata (Murril) Murril 1918
Synonym according to Conabio
Psilocybe mammilata
Synonym according to Conabio
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana f. ferox Wells 1973
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Rough cactus coral preferred
Recognized by Conabio
Rough Cactus Coral
Recognized by USFWS and CITES
cactus coral
rough cactus coral

French

Corail cactus rugueux preferred
Recognized by CITES

Spanish; Castilian

Micetocoral espinoso áspero preferred
Recognized by CITES

Curated hierarchies for Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Mussidae