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Genus of corals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about 900 metres (3,000 ft). They are azooxanthellate, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae as do many species of coral.[1]
Leptopsammia | |
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Sunset cup coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
Genus: | Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 [1] |
Species | |
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The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[1]
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