''Hydnophora'' is a genus of large polyp
stony coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...
s in the family
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 ...
.
List of species
According to
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
:
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Hydnophora bonsai
''Hydnophora'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
List of species
According to World Register of Marine Species :
* '' Hydnophora bonsai'' Veron, 1990
* '' Hydnophora exesa'' (Pallas, 1766)
* ''Hydnophora grand ...
''
Veron, 1990
* ''
Hydnophora exesa''
(Pallas, 1766)
* ''
Hydnophora grandis
''Hydnophora'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
List of species
According to World Register of Marine Species :
* '' Hydnophora bonsai'' Veron, 1990
* '' Hydnophora exesa'' (Pallas, 1766)
* '' Hydnophora gran ...
''
Gardiner, 1904
* ''
Hydnophora microconos
''Hydnophora'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
List of species
According to World Register of Marine Species :
* ''Hydnophora bonsai'' Veron, 1990
* '' Hydnophora exesa'' (Pallas, 1766)
* ''Hydnophora grandi ...
''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Hydnophora pilosa''
Veron, 1985
* ''
Hydnophora rigida
Hydnophora rigida, commonly known as horn coral, are found in reefs and are in the genus ''Hydnophora''. They were first described by Dana in 1846. Their color is naturally green and brown, or sometimes cream. They can also become fluorescent green ...
''
(Dana, 1846)
References
Merulinidae
Scleractinia genera
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