Acanthastrea

Acanthastrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Lobophylliidae
Genus:	Acanthastrea; Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848[1]
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Acanthastraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 [lapsus];

Acanthastrea is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae.^[2] The colonies are massive and usually flat. The corallites are either circular or angular in shape. The septae are thick near the wall of the corallite, becoming thin near the columella, and have tall teeth. The polyps are extended only at night.^[2]

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Acanthastrea brevis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846)
Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acanthastrea minuta Moll & Best, 1984
Acanthastrea pachysepta (Chevalier, 1975)
Acanthastrea polygonalis† Martin, 1880
Acanthastrea rotundoflora Chevalier, 1975
Acanthastrea subechinata Veron, 2002

References

↑ Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Acanthastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
1 2 3 Martinez, Olga (2014). "Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-10.

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[worms-1] Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Acanthastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 3 Martinez, Olga (2014). "Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-10.