Meandrina | |
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Small clump of Meandrina meandrites | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Meandrinidae |
Genus: |
Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 [1] |
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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.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]
Meandrina | |
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Small clump of Meandrina meandrites | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Meandrinidae |
Genus: |
Meandrina Lamarck, 1801 [1] |
Species | |
See text
| |
Synonyms | |
List
|
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.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]