Ctenella

Ctenella
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

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