''Leptoseris'' 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
Agariciidae
The Agariciidae are a family of reef-building stony corals. This family includes cactus corals, plate corals, and lettuce corals. Members of the family include symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae in their tissues which help provide their energ ...
.
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
Species:
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Leptoseris alternans
''Leptoseris'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Agariciidae
The Agariciidae are a family of reef-building stony corals. This family includes cactus corals, plate corals, and lettuce corals. Members of the family include symbiotic ...
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Leptoseris amitoriensis
''Leptoseris'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Agariciidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Leptoseris alternans
''Leptoseris'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Agariciidae
Th ...
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References
Agariciidae
Scleractinia genera
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