Heliofungia
Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.
Species
plate coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyFungiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations573
via GBIF
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Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species: Heliofungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 Heliofungia fralinae (Nemenzo, 1955)