Platygyra
| Platygyra | |
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| Platygyra lamellina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
| Genus: | Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834[1] |
| Species | |
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12, see text[2] | |
Platygyra is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family.[1][2]
Species
The following species are currently recognized:[2]
- Platygyra acuta Veron, 2002
- Platygyra carnosus Veron, 2002
- Platygyra contorta Veron, 1990
- Platygyra crosslandi (Matthai, 1928)
- Platygyra daedalea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Platygyra lamellina (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Platygyra pini Chevalier, 1975
- Platygyra ryukyuensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
- Platygyra sinensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
- Platygyra verweyi Wijsman-Best, 1976
- Platygyra yaeyamaensis (Eguchi & Shirai, 1977)
References
- 1 2 "Platygyra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- 1 2 3 "Platygyra". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 2012-10-28.
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