''Lobophyllia'', commonly called lobed brain coral or lobo coral, 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 ...
of large polyp
stony coral
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 ...
s. Members of this genus are sometimes found in
reef aquarium
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately ...
s.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
* ''
Lobophyllia agaricia''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* ''
Lobophyllia corymbosa''
(Forskal, 1775)
* ''
Lobophyllia costata''
(Dana, 1846)
* ''
Lobophyllia dentata
''Lobophyllia'', commonly called lobed brain coral or lobo coral, is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquarium
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays ...
''
Veron, 2000
* ''
Lobophyllia diminuta''
Veron, 1985
* ''
Lobophyllia erythraea''
(Klunzinger, 1879)
* ''
Lobophyllia flabelliformis''
Veron, 2002
* ''
Lobophyllia grandis''
Latypov, 2006
* ''
Lobophyllia hassi''
(Pillai & Scheer, 1976)
* ''
Lobophyllia hataii
''Lobophyllia'', commonly called lobed brain coral or lobo coral, is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
* '' Lobophyllia agaricia ...
''
Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936
* ''
Lobophyllia hemprichii
''Lobophyllia hemprichii'', commonly called lobed brain coral, lobed cactus coral or largebrain root coral, is a species of large polyp stony coral in the family Lobophylliidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. In its specific name Christia ...
''
(Ehrenberg, 1834)
* ''
Lobophyllia ishigakiensis''
(Veron, 1990)
* ''
Lobophyllia radians''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* ''
Lobophyllia recta''
(Dana, 1846)
* ''
Lobophyllia robusta''
Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936
* ''
Lobophyllia rowleyensis''
(Veron, 1985)
* ''
Lobophyllia serrata''
Veron, 2002
* ''
Lobophyllia sinuosa''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''
Lobophyllia valenciennesii''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
* ''
Lobophyllia vitiensis''
(Brüggemann, 1877)
References
Lobophylliidae
Taxa named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
Scleractinia genera
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