Echinophyllia
Echinophyllia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Lobophylliidae |
Genus: | Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879[1] |
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Echinophyllia is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves.[1] They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.
Genera[]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]
- Echinophyllia aspera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Arrigoni, Benzoni & Berumen, 2016
- Fenner & Veron, 2000
- (Saville-Kent, 1871)
- Veron & Pichon, 1980
- Benzoni & Arrigoni, 2016
- Nemenzo, 1979
- Veron & Pichon, 1980
- (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
- Veron, 2000
- † Budd & Bosellini, 2016
- Benzoni, 2013
References[]
- ^ a b c Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
Categories:
- Lobophylliidae
- Scleractinia genera
- Scleractinia stubs