Leptopsammia
| Leptopsammia | |
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| Sunset cup coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 [1] |
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Leptopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about 900 metres (3,000 ft). They are azooxanthellate, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae as do many species of coral.[1]
Species[]
The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[1]
- (Duncan, 1870)
- Zibrowius, 1980
- Folkeson, 1919
- van der Horst, 1922
- (Gravier, 1915)
- (Alcock, 1902)
- Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
- Wells, 1964
- Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Hubbard & Wells, 1987
References[]
- ^ a b c Cairns, S.; Hoeksema, B. (2014). "Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
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