[Coral-List] coral nomenclature

[paul brown]

Hi all,
I have seen numerous uses of Stephanocoenia intercepta as well as S. 
michelini in the literature. Are these in fact different species or are 
these synomyms for the same species? If they are synomyms, which is the most 
current?
Any knowledge about the taxonomy of this genera would be greatly 
appreciated.

Paul Brown
PhD candidate
University of Calgary
Department of Biological Sciences
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Calgary, Alberta, Cananda
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