''Heliofungia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

stony corals Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a mo ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Fungiidae The Fungiidae () are a family of Cnidaria, commonly known as mushroom corals or plate corals. The family contains thirteen extant genera. They range from solitary corals to colonial species. Some genera such as ''Cycloseris'' and ''Fungia'' ar ...

. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are

zooxanthellate Zooxanthellae is a colloquial term for single-celled dinoflagellates that are able to live in symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates including demosponges, corals, jellyfish, and nudibranchs. Most known zooxanthellae are in the genus ''Sy ...

corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus ''

Fungia ''Fungia'' is a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae. It is monotypic with the single species ''Fungia fungites'', which is found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomy Until 2015, the genus ''Fungia'' had more than 30 species, but b ...

''.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species: *''

Heliofungia actiniformis ''Heliofungia actiniformis'' is a solitary species of mushroom coral, a large polyp Scleractinia, stony coral in the Family (biology), family Fungiidae. This coral is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. It is a Zooxanthellae, zooxa ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *''

Heliofungia fralinae ''Heliofungia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus '' Fungia''. Specie ...

'' (Nemenzo, 1955)

References

Fungiidae Scleractinia genera Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean Cnidarians of the Indian Ocean Marine fauna of Asia Marine fauna of Oceania Marine fauna of Southeast Asia {{scleractinia-stub