''Platygyra'' is a
genus
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of
stony corals
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 mo ...
in the
family
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Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
Characteristics
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The vall ...
.
Species
The following
species
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are currently recognized:
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Platygyra acuta
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyr ...
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Veron, 2002
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Platygyra carnosus
''Platygyra'' is a genus (biology), genus of Scleractinia, stony corals in the family (biology), family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*''Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
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Veron, 2002
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Platygyra contorta
''Platygyra contorta'' is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It was described by John Veron in 1990. It is found at depths of and its colonies are over in diameter. It has been identified as a least-concern species.
D ...
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Veron, 1990
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Platygyra crosslandi
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus
''Platygyra'' is a genus (biology), genus of Scleractinia, ...
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(Matthai, 1928)
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Platygyra daedalea
''Platygyra daedalea'', sometimes known as the lesser valley coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. It is a common species and the International Union ...
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(Ellis & Solander, 1786)
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Platygyra lamellina
''Platygyra lamellina'', the hard brain coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its con ...
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(Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Platygyra pini
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyr ...
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Chevalier, 1975
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Platygyra ryukyuensis
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*''Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyra ...
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Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
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Platygyra sinensis
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyr ...
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(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Platygyra verweyi
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyr ...
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Wijsman-Best, 1976
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Platygyra yaeyamaensis
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyr ...
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(Eguchi & Shirai, 1977)
References
External links
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Merulinidae
Scleractinia genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
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