Puneet Varma (Editor)

Coelastrea

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Class
  
Anthozoa

Order
  
Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Family
  
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 :

  • Coelastrea aspera (Verrill, 1866)
  • Coelastrea palauensis (Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936)
  • Coelastrea tenuis Verrill, 1866
  • References

    Coelastrea Wikipedia


    Similar Topics