Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Order Scleractinia | Family Merulinidae Rank Genus Subclass Hexacorallia | |
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Similar Oulophyllia crispa, Leptoria, Scleractinia, Diploastrea heliopora, Goniastrea | ||
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Oulophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Members of this genus are native to the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region.
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Characteristics
The colonies of these corals are massive and form dome-shaped mounds, similar to Favites, but the corallites are arranged in valleys with broad ridges between them.
Species
The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :
References
Oulophyllia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA