''Meandrina'' is a

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Meandrinidae The Meandrinidae are a family of stony corals. The name comes from the Greek, ''maiandros'' meaning "meandering", referring to the miniature, winding valleys found between the corallites. Fossil corals in this family have been found dating back ...

. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral.

Species

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

Meandrina brasiliensis ''Meandrina'' is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae The Meandrinidae are a family of stony corals. The name comes from the Greek, ''maiandros'' meaning "meandering", referring to the miniature, winding valleys found bet ...

'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) * ''

Meandrina danae ''Meandrina'' is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral. Speci ...

'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) * ''

Meandrina jacksoni ''Meandrina'' is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral. Speci ...

'' Weil & Pinzón, 2011 * ''

Meandrina meandrites ''Meandrina meandrites'', commonly known as maze coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. It is found primarily on outer coral reef slopes in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Description ''Meandrina meandr ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * †''

Meandrina polygonalis ''Meandrina'' is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral. Speci ...

'' Catullo, 1856

References

Scleractinia genera Meandrinidae Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck {{scleractinia-stub