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Genus of stony corals

Oulophyllia
Oulophyllia crispa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Oulophyllia
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Coelogyra Nemenzo, 1959
  • Ulophyllia Milne Edwards, 1857

Oulophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region.

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

  1. ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  2. Hoeksema, Bert; van Ofwegen, L. "Genus Oulophyllia". Reef Corals of the Indo-Malayan Seas. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
Taxon identifiers
Oulophyllia


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