Oulophyllia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Merulinidae |
Genus: |
Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
Species | |
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Oulophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Members of this genus are native to the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region.
The colonies of these corals are massive and form dome-shaped mounds, similar to Favites, but the corallites are arranged in valleys with broad ridges between them.
The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :