''Plerogyridae'' is a family of
cnidarians
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter.
Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that th ...
belonging to the order
Scleractinia
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 polyp (zoology), polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral di ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Blastomussa''
Wells, 1968
* ''
Nemenzophyllia''
Hodgson & Ross, 1982
* ''
Physogyra''
Quelch, 1884
* ''
Plerogyra
''Plerogyra'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Euphylliidae.
The species of this genus are found in Indian and Atlantic Ocean, Suez Canal.
Species:
*'' Plerogyra cauliformis''
*'' Plerogyra diabolotus'' - Devil's Bubble Coral ...
''
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
References
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Cnidarians