Heliopora

Heliopora is a genus of cnidarian in the monotypic family Helioporidae. It consists of three species, one of which is known only from fossils:[1]

  • Heliopora coerulea (Pallas, 1766) - blue coral
  • Heliopora fijiensisHoffmeister, 1945
  • Heliopora hiberniana sp. nov., 2018[2]

Heliopora
Heliopora coerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Helioporacea
Family: Helioporidae
Moseley, 1876
Genus: Heliopora
de Blainville, 1830

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heliopora de Blainville, 1830". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. Wilson, Nerida G.; Suyama, Yoshihisa; Stat, Michael; Chika Mitsuyuki; Foster, Taryn; Kikuchi, Taisei; Yasuda, Nina; Richards, Zoe T. (2018-10-26). "Integrated evidence reveals a new species in the ancient blue coral genus Heliopora (Octocorallia)". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 15875. Bibcode:2018NatSR...815875R. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32969-z. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6203795. PMID 30367122.
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