Dichocoenia
Dichocoenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Meandrinidae |
Genus: | Dichocoenia [1] |
Dichocoenia is a genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) in the family Meandrinidae. The corals in this genus are massive, hump-forming or flattened corals with irregular calyces. They are found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists two species in this genus: [1]
- Dichocoenia stellaris - Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 - pancake star coral
- Dichocoenia stokesi - Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 - elliptical star coral, pineapple coral
References
- 1 2 van der Land, Jacob (2012). "Dichocoenia". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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