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Dichocoenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Meandrinidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Anthozoa

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

Dichocoenia

Similar
  
Dichocoenia stokesi, Scleractinia, Eusmilia, Mycetophyllia, Meandrina meandrites

Dichocoenia is a genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) in the family Meandrinidae. The corals in this genus are massive, hump-forming or flattened corals with irregular calyces. They are found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

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

  • Dichocoenia stellaris - Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 - pancake star coral
  • Dichocoenia stokesi - Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 - elliptical star coral, pineapple coral
  • References

    Dichocoenia Wikipedia