''Eguchipsammia'' is a genus of
corals
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class (biology), class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important C ...
belonging to the family
Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophylliidae is a family of stony corals. Most (but not all) members are azooxanthellate and thus have to capture food with their tentacles instead of relying on photosynthesis to produce their food. The World Register of Marine Species incl ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Eguchipsammia cornucopia''
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Eguchipsammia fistula
''Eguchipsammia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most o ...
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Eguchipsammia gaditana''
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Eguchipsammia japonica''
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Eguchipsammia serpentina''
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Eguchipsammia strigosa''
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Eguchipsammia wellsi''
References
Dendrophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
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