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Coelastrea

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Coelastrea
"Coelastrea aspera" on Minden Reef, Australia
Coelastrea aspera on Minden Reef, Australia[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Coelastrea
Verrill, 1866 [1]
Species
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Coelastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Australia, Japan and the East China Sea.[3]

Species

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The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Coelastrea Verrill, 1866". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ^ "Marine Biodiversity in Temperate Western Australia: Multi-Taxon Surveys of Minden and Roe Reefs". Zoe Richards et al. 2013-14
  3. ^ Sprung, Julian (1999). Corals: A quick reference guide. Ricordea Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 1-883693-09-8.