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Meandrina
Sign in to saveMeandrina is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyMeandrinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 179
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Meandrinidae
- Collections
- UF, YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Jamaica, United States, Bahamas, France, Panama, Virgin Islands, U.S., Germany, Haiti
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Meandrinidae
- Image
- Meandrina meandrites (Maze Coral).jpg
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Meandrina is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Sometimes it is referred to as brain coral.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: Meandrina brasiliensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Meandrina danae (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Meandrina jacksoni Weil & Pinzón, 2011 Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758) †Meandrina polygonalis Catullo, 1856
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