Echinopora

Echinopora is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.[1]

Echinopora
Echinopora fruticulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Echinopora
Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
List
  • Acanthelia Wells, 1937
  • Acanthopora Verrill, 1864
  • Echinastrea De Blainville, 1830
  • Stephanocora Ehrenberg, 1834

Species

The following species are currently recognized:

  • Echinopora ashmorensis Veron, 1990
  • Echinopora forskaliana (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
  • Echinopora fruticulosa Klunzinger, 1879
  • Echinopora gemmacea (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Echinopora hirsutissima Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Echinopora horrida Dana, 1846
  • Echinopora irregularis Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
  • Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1795)
  • Echinopora mammiformis (Nemenzo, 1959)
  • Echinopora pacificus Veron, 1990
  • Echinopora robusta Veron, 2000
  • Echinopora spinulosa Brüggemann
  • Echinopora tiranensis Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
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References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Echinopora Lamarck, 1816". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.


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