''Oxypora'' is a

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of large polyp stony corals. 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 reef aquariums.

Genera

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Oxypora convoluta ''Oxypora'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals. 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 reef aquariums. Genera Th ...

'' Veron, 2000 *'' Oxypora crassispinosa'' Nemenzo, 1979 *'' Oxypora egyptensis'' Veron, 2000 *''

Oxypora glabra ''Oxypora glabra'' is a species of large polyp stony coral in the family Lobophylliidae. It is a colonial coral with thin encrusting laminae. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific. Description ''Oxypora glabra'' is a species of scleractinia ...

'' Nemenzo, 1959 *'' Oxypora lacera'' (Verrill, 1864)

References

Lobophylliidae Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub