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Genus of corals

Lobophyllia
Lobophyllia hemprichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Lobophyllia
Blainville, 1830
Species
See text
Synonyms
List
  • Australomussa Veron, 1985
  • Lobophyllia (Palauphyllia) Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936
  • Mussa (Symphyllia) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Palauphyllia Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936
  • Parascolymia Wells, 1964
  • Symphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Lobophyllia, commonly called lobed brain coral or lobo coral, is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Species

This genus includes the following species:

References

  1. ^ "Lobophyllia de Blainville, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Lobophyllia


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