Merulinidae | |
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Astrea curta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: |
Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 [1] |
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Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valleys are superficial or may be indistinct because of fan-like spreading or contortions in the ridges. Faviidae and Trachyphylliidae are the most closely related families. [1]
The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: [1]
Merulinidae | |
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Astrea curta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: |
Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 [1] |
Genera | |
See text
| |
Synonyms | |
List
|
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valleys are superficial or may be indistinct because of fan-like spreading or contortions in the ridges. Faviidae and Trachyphylliidae are the most closely related families. [1]
The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: [1]