Merulinidae

species of stony coral

Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.

Caulastraea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of Caulastraea are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.

Platygyra is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.

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Favites is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Japan, the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Islands.

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species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae

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Hydnophora is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.

Pectinia is a genus of corals belonging to the family Merulinidae.

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species of coral

Goniastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species belonging to the genus Goniastrea forms massive colonies, usually spherical or elongate, with well developed paliform lobes. Polyps can be seen only at night.

Echinopora is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.

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Leptoria is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are known as brain corals or closed brain corals. They are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean as far as Japan and the South Central Pacific Ocean.

Cyphastrea is a genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Merulinidae, commonly known as brain coral.

Merulina is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean as far as Japan and the southern central Pacific Ocean. Merulina ampliata is the type species.

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Oulophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region.

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species of Anthozoa

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Orbicella is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. The Orbicella species complex comprises three sister species, namely Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella annularis and Orbicella franksi, all of which are shallow-water, zooxanthellate species and are native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Coelastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Australia, Japan and the East China Sea.

Paragoniastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.

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thumb|Dipsastraea pallida 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.

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