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Oulophyllia

Oulophyllia
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 :


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