Lophelia pertusa

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Valid name	Lophelia pertusa
Synonym	Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym	Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766
Synonym	Lophophelia prolifera Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857
Synonym	Lophelia prolifera Best 1969

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• Cnidaria  [phylum]
  • Anthozoa  [subphylum]
    • Hexacorallia  [class]
      • Scleractinia  [order] Stony corals
        • Caryophylliidae  [family]
          • Desmophylliinae  [subfamily]
            • Lophelia  [genus]
              • Lophelia pertusa  [species]