Kingdom Animalia Higher classification Faviina Order Scleractinia | Phylum Cnidaria Rank Family Subclass Hexacorallia | |
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Similar Scleractinia, Mussidae, Oculinidae, Poritidae, Pocilloporidae | ||
Merulinidae production avi
The Merulinidae are a family of reef-building stony corals.
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Characteristics
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valleys are superficial or may be indistinct because of fan-like spreading or contortions in the ridges. Faviidae and Trachyphylliidae are the most closely related families.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family:
References
Merulinidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA