''Petrophyllia'' is a genus of
corals
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class (biology), class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important C ...
belonging to the family
Oculinidae
Oculinidae is a family of colonial corals.
Characteristics
Members of the family Oculinidae are characterised by having the walls of the corallites (the cups which house the polyps) being composed of solid walled though rather fragile tubes con ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Australia and Northern America.
Species:
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Petrophyllia arkensasensis
''Petrophyllia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Oculinidae
Oculinidae is a family of colonial corals.
Characteristics
Members of the family Oculinidae are characterised by having the walls of the corallites (the cups which house ...
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Petrophyllia barbadiana''
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Petrophyllia crassiseptata''
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Petrophyllia gardnerae''
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Petrophyllia niimiensis''
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Petrophyllia rediviva''
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Petrophyllia vernonensis''
References
Oculinidae
Scleractinia genera
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