Dipsastraea

Dipsastraea
Dipsastraea matthai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Dipsastraea
Blainville, 1830 [1]
Species
See text
Dipsastraea pallida

Dipsastraea is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals.

Species

The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
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