Leptoseris | |
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Leptoseris yabei | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Agariciidae |
Genus: |
Leptoseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 |
Leptoseris is a genus of corals belonging to the family Agariciidae. [1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1] Leptoseris corals are found all over tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific ocean and over a range of depths but mainly the mesophotic zones. Leptoseris can be observed at depths ranging from shallow to extreme depths (over 100m).
They have a mutualistic relationship with microalgae called Symbiodinium that gives them the flexibility of photo-acclimatization and photoadaptation to the varying depths.
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Species: [1]
Leptoseris | |
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Leptoseris yabei | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Agariciidae |
Genus: |
Leptoseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 |
Leptoseris is a genus of corals belonging to the family Agariciidae. [1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1] Leptoseris corals are found all over tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific ocean and over a range of depths but mainly the mesophotic zones. Leptoseris can be observed at depths ranging from shallow to extreme depths (over 100m).
They have a mutualistic relationship with microalgae called Symbiodinium that gives them the flexibility of photo-acclimatization and photoadaptation to the varying depths.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2021) |
Species: [1]