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Ctenella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Euphylliidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Anthozoa

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

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Similar
  
Ctenella chagius, Meandrinidae, Scleractinia, Dichocoenia stokesi, Coscinaraea

Ctenella is a genus of stony coral in the family Euphylliidae. 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. They are found in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists two species in this genus:

  • Ctenella aurantia - CarrĂ© & CarrĂ©, 1993
  • Ctenella chagius - Matthai, 1928
  • References

    Ctenella Wikipedia