Goniastrea
| Goniastrea | |
|---|---|
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| Goniastrea retiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
| Genus: | Goniastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
Goniastrea is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Species belonging to the genus Goniastrea forms massive colonies, usually spherical or elongate, with well developed paliform lobes. Polyps can be seen only at night.[1]
Species
The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :
- Goniastrea aspera (Verrill, 1865)
- Goniastrea australensis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857)
- Goniastrea columella Crossland, 1948
- Goniastrea deformis Veron, 1990
- Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971
- Goniastrea favulus (Dana, 1846)
- Goniastrea minuta Veron, 2002
- Goniastrea palauensis (Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936)
- Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Goniastrea ramosa Veron, 2002
- Goniastrea retiformis (Lamarck, 1816)
- Goniastrea stelligera (Dana, 1846)
- Goniastrea thecata Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2002
References
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