Heliofungia
Appearance
Heliofungia | |
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Heliofungia actiniformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Fungiidae |
Genus: | Heliofungia Wells, 1966 [1] |
Species | |
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Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.[1]
Species
[edit]The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species:[1]
- Heliofungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Heliofungia fralinae (Nemenzo, 1955)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Heliofungia Wells, 1966". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-20.