Manicina

Manicina
Manicina areolata near San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Mussidae
Genus:
Ehrenberg, 1834 [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Teleiophyllia Duncan, 1864

Manicina is a genus of reef-building stony corals in the family Mussidae.[1]

Species

The following species are included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • †Manicina grandis (Duncan, 1864)
  • †Manicina navicula (Duncan, 1864)

References

  1. ^ a b c Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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