''Oxypora'' is a

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of large polyp

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s. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves. They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in

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Genera

The

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lists the following

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: *'' Oxypora convoluta'' Veron, 2000 *'' Oxypora crassispinosa'' Nemenzo, 1979 *'' Oxypora egyptensis'' Veron, 2000 *'' Oxypora glabra'' Nemenzo, 1959 *'' Oxypora lacera'' (Verrill, 1864)

References

Lobophylliidae Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub