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Diploastrea heliopora
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Diploastrea heliopora, commonly known as diploastrea brain coral[3] or honeycomb coral[4] among other vernacular names, is a species of hard coral in the family Diploastreidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. This species can form massive dome-shaped colonies of great size.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Diploastreidae |
Genus: | Diploastrea |
Species: | D. heliopora |
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Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck, 1816 | |
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