Fungia
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Fungia is a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae. It is monotypic with the single species Fungia fungites, which is found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
mushroom coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyFungiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded10,372
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 972
- With media
- 53
- Family
- Fungiidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia
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Fungia is a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae. It is monotypic with the single species Fungia fungites, which is found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
==Taxonomy== Until 2015, the genus Fungia had more than 30 species, but based on recent studies it has now been reduced to a single species.
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