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Open brain coral
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The open brain coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi) is a brightly colored free-living coral species in the family Merulinidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Trachyphyllia and can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
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Open brain coral | |
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Green open brain coral | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Merulinidae |
Genus: | Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 |
Species: | T. geoffroyi |
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Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Audouin, 1826[2] | |
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