Diploria | |
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Diploria labyrinthiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Mussidae |
Genus: |
Diploria Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848 |
Species | |
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Diploria is a genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae, commonly known as the brain corals. Three species are currently recognized, all found in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: