Ctenella
Ctenella | |
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Ctenella chagius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Meandrinidae |
Genus: | Ctenella Matthai, 1928 [1] |
Ctenella is a genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) in the family Meandrinidae. The corals in this genus are massive corals with meandering valleys between the calyces which have solid, non-porous walls and fine, evenly spaced, solid septae.[2] They are found in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.[1]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists two species in this genus: [1]
- Ctenella aurantia - Carré & Carré, 1993
- Ctenella chagius - Matthai, 1928
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vanden Berghe, Edward (2012). "Ctenella Matthai, 1928". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ↑ Family Meandrinidae Classification of Scleractinian (Stony) Corals. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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