Goniastrea
Genus of corals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goniastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species belonging to the genus Goniastrea forms massive colonies, usually spherical or elongate, with well developed paliform lobes. Polyps can be seen only at night.[1]
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Goniastrea | |
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Goniastrea retiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Merulinidae |
Genus: | Goniastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
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