Agaricia
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Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) resting on Graham's Sheet Coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Agariciidae |
Genus: | Agaricia Lamarck, 1801[1] |
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Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters in the West Indies.
Characteristics
Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.[2]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:[1]
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References
- 1 2 Martinez, Olga (2012). "Agaricia Lamarck, 1801". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ↑ "Agariciidae". CoralPedia. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
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