''Leptoseris'' is a genus of
corals
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 secr ...
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.
Species
Species:
*''
Leptoseris alternans''
*''
Leptoseris amitoriensis''
References
Agariciidae
Scleractinia genera
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