''Dipsastraea'' is a

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of stony corals in the

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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 ...

. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are

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te corals.

Species

The following

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are currently recognized by the

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: *'' Dipsastraea albida'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Dipsastraea amicorum'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) *'' Dipsastraea camranensis'' (Latypov, 2013) *''

Dipsastraea danai ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus (biology), genus of Scleractinia, stony corals in the family (biology), family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species ...

'' (Milne Edwards, 1857) *'' Dipsastraea faviaformis'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Dipsastraea favus'' (Forskål, 1775) *'' Dipsastraea helianthoides'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dipsastraea lacuna'' (Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea laddi ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dipsastraea laxa'' (Klunzinger, 1879) *''

Dipsastraea lizardensis ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977) *''

Dipsastraea maritima ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Nemezo, 1971) *''

Dipsastraea marshae ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea matthaii ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Vaughan, 1918) *''

Dipsastraea maxima ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977) *''

Dipsastraea modesta ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Nemenzo, 1971) *''

Dipsastraea pallida ''Dipsastraea pallida'' is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This is a common species of coral with a widespread distribution, and the main threat it fac ...

'' (Dana, 1846) *''

Dipsastraea rosaria ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea rotumana ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Gardiner, 1899) *''

Dipsastraea speciosa ''Dipsastraea speciosa'' (previously called ''Favia speciosa'') is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Description ''Dipsastraea speciosa'' has rounded ...

'' (Dana, 1846) *''

Dipsastraea truncata ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea veroni ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species In biology, a species is the basic unit o ...

'' (Moll & Best, 1984) *'' Dipsastraea vietnamensis'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea wisseli ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Scheer & Pillai, 1983)

References

Merulinidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractinia-stub