Echinophyllia

Echinophyllia
Echinophyllia tarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus:
Klunzinger, 1879[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Oxyphyllia Yabe & Eguchi, 1935

Echinophyllia is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves.[1] They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

  • Echinophyllia aspera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
  • Echinophyllia bulbosa Arrigoni, Benzoni & Berumen, 2016
  • Echinophyllia costata Fenner & Veron, 2000
  • Echinophyllia echinata (Saville-Kent, 1871)
  • Echinophyllia echinoporoides Veron & Pichon, 1980
  • Echinophyllia galli Benzoni & Arrigoni, 2016
  • Echinophyllia hirsuta Nemenzo, 1979
  • Echinophyllia orpheensis Veron & Pichon, 1980
  • Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
  • Echinophyllia pectinata Veron, 2000
  • †Echinophyllia sassellensis Budd & Bosellini, 2016
  • Echinophyllia tarae Benzoni, 2013

References

  1. ^ a b c Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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