Platygyra
Platygyra is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
brain coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyMerulinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations185
via GBIF
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Platygyra is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
== Species == The following species are currently recognized: Platygyra acuta Veron, 2002 Platygyra carnosus Veron, 2002 Platygyra contorta Veron, 1990 Platygyra crosslandi (Matthai, 1928) Platygyra daedalea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) Platygyra lamellina (Ehrenberg, 1834) Platygyra pini Chevalier, 1975 Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935 Platygyra sinensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) Platygyra verweyi Wijsman-Best, 1976 Platygyra yaeyamaensis (Eguchi & Shirai, 1977)