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Diploria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Higher classification
  
Mussidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

Family
  
Mussidae

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

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Similar
  
Diploria strigosa, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Montastraea, Scleractinia, Orbicella annularis

Diploria labyrinthiformis spawning


Diploria is a genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae, commonly known as the brain corals. Three species are currently recognized, all found in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Contents

Diploria Coralpedia Diploria labyrinthiformis

Featherduster and diploria


Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

Diploria Coralpedia Diploria labyrinthiformis

  • Diploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) - (knobby brain coral)
  • Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) - (Grooved brain coral)
  • Diploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) - (Symmetrical brain coral)

  • Diploria Pseudodiploria strigosa Symmetrical brain coral Diploria strigosa

    Diploria Coralpedia Diploria strigosa

    Diploria Coralpedia Diploria strigosa

    Diploria Grooved Brain Coral Diploria labyrinthiformis

    References

    Diploria Wikipedia