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Hydnophora
Sign in to saveHydnophora is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
branch coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyMerulinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations567
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 298
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Seychelles, Palau, Madagascar, Japan, Philippines, New Caledonia, United States, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Merulinidae
- Image
- Hydnophora exesa, Lizard.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Hydnophora
- taxon name
- Hydnophora
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Hydnophora
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- List of species
- References
Hydnophora is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
== List of species == According to World Register of Marine Species : Hydnophora bonsai Veron, 1990 Hydnophora exesa (Pallas, 1766) Hydnophora grandis Gardiner, 1904 Hydnophora microconos (Lamarck, 1816) Hydnophora pilosa Veron, 1985 Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846)
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