''Echinopora'' is a
genus
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of
stony corals in the
family
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Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
Characteristics
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The vall ...
.
Species
The following
species
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are currently recognized:
* ''
Echinopora ashmorensis
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* ''Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopora ...
''
Veron, 1990
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Echinopora forskaliana
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Echinopora fruticulosa
''Echinopora fruticulosa'' is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae.
Description
Colonies of ''Echinopora fruticulosa'' form dome-shaped clumps reaching a maximum diameter of and height of . It is an entirely ramose species, with s ...
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Klunzinger, 1879
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Echinopora gemmacea
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Echinopora hirsutissima
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
* ''
Echinopora horrida
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* ''Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* ''Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* ''Echinopora f ...
''
Dana, 1846
* ''
Echinopora irregularis
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* ''Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* ''Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* ''Echinopora f ...
''
Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
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Echinopora lamellosa
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
(Esper, 1795)
* ''
Echinopora mammiformis
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
(Nemenzo, 1959)
* ''
Echinopora pacificus
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
Veron, 1990
* ''
Echinopora robusta
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
Veron, 2000
* ''
Echinopora spinulosa
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
* '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990
* '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* '' Echinopor ...
''
Brüggemann
* ''
Echinopora tiranensis
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A ...
''
Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
References
Merulinidae
Scleractinia genera
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