Meandrinidae

Meandrinidae
	Threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) among Dendrogyra cylindrus corals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Suborder:
Family:	Meandrinidae; Gray, 1847
Genera
	See text

The Meandrinidae are a family of stony corals. The name comes from the Greek, maiandros meaning "meandering", referring to the miniature, winding valleys found between the corallites. Fossil corals in this family have been found dating back to the Cretaceous.^[2]

Description[]

The Meandrinidae are colonial corals and form part of the reef- building community. They contain zooxanthellae, microscopic algae symbionts that provide them with energy. They occur in various different shapes, including massive, encrusting, columnar, and phaceloid (with tubular corallites united at the base). Although superficially resembling members of the family Faviidae, the corallites of meandrinids have solid, nonporous walls and evenly spaced, solid septa. Most of the genera are found only in the Atlantic Ocean, but Ctenella is endemic to the Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.^[2]

Genera[]

The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family:^[1]

Dendrogyra
Dichocoenia
Eusmilia
Meandrina Lamarck, 1801

References[]

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2018). "Meandrinidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
^ ^a ^b Family Meandrinidae Classification of Scleractinian (Stony) Corals. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

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[WoRMS-1] WoRMS (2018). "Meandrinidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

[meander-2] Family Meandrinidae Classification of Scleractinian (Stony) Corals. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

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v t Corals and coral reefs
Stony corals	Blue Brain Elegance Elkhorn Hermatypic Chalice Pillar Staghorn Table
Soft corals	Bamboo Black Organ pipe Sea fans Sea pens
Coral reefs	Atoll Cay Coral Fringing Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey Spur and groove formation
Coral regions	List of reefs Deep-water coral African coral reefs Amazon Reef Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle East African coral coast Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Kiribati Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia barrier reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Solomon Archipelago Southeast Asian coral reefs Tuvalu Archipelago
Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band Stony coral tissue loss disease White band disease White pox disease
Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Coral Reef Society Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball
Symbiotic algae	Zooxanthellae Amphidinium Symbiodinium
Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral in non-tropical regions Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline algae Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Tabulata

Meandrinidae

Threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) among Dendrogyra cylindrus corals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Suborder:
Family:	Meandrinidae Gray, 1847^[1]
Genera
See text