Echinophyllia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Lobophylliidae |
| Genus: | Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879[1] |
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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
- ^ a b c Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Echinophyllia Klunzinger, 1879". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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