Kingdom Animalia Class Anthozoa Order Scleractinia Rank Genus | Phylum Cnidaria Subclass Hexacorallia Family Merulinidae | |
Similar Dipsastraea, Montastraeidae, Merulinidae, Astrea, Cladopsammia | ||
Coelastrea is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Australia, Japan and the East China Sea.
Species
The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :
References
Coelastrea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA