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Heliofungia
Sign in to saveHeliofungia 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
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Fungiidae
- Collections
- CAS, UM-RSMAS, WAM, UF
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Fungiidae
- Image
- Coral (Heliofungia actiniformis), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-24, DD 135.jpg
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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)
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