Mussa angulosa
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Mussa is a genus of stony coral in the family Faviidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Mussa angulosa, commonly known as the spiny or large flower coral. It is found on reefs in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mussa angulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Faviidae |
Genus: | Mussa Oken, 1815[2] |
Species: | M. angulosa |
Binomial name | |
Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766) | |
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