Euphyllia
| Euphyllia | |
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| Several Euphyllia species | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Euphylliidae |
| Genus: | Euphyllia Dana, 1846[1] |
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Euphyllia is a genus of large-polyped stony coral.[2] Several species are commonly found in marine aquariums. The genus includes the following species:
- Euphyllia ancora Veron & Pichon, 1980 – hammer coral
- Euphyllia baliensis Turak, Devantier & Erdman, 2012 – bubble coral
- Euphyllia cristata Chevalier, 1971 – grape coral
- Euphyllia divisa Veron & Pichon, 1980 – frogspawn coral
- Euphyllia glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) – torch coral
- Euphyllia paraancora Veron, 1990 – branching hammer coral
- Euphyllia paradivisa Veron, 1990 – branching frogspawn coral
- Euphyllia paraglabrescens Veron, 1990
- Euphyllia yaeyamaensis (Shirai, 1980)
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). "Euphyllia Dana, 1846". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ WoRMS (2013). "Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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