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Agaricia
Sign in to saveAgaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.
Species
leaf coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyAgariciidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 512
- With media
- 124
- Family
- Agariciidae
- Collections
- YPM, UF, USNM, TCWC
- Recorded in
- Panama, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, United States, Cuba
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Agariciidae
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Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.
==Characteristics== Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.
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