Meandrina

Meandrina is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across.

Meandrina
Small clump of Meandrina meandrites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Meandrinidae
Genus: Meandrina
Lamarck, 1801[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
List
  • Ctenophyllia Dana, 1846
  • Goreaugyra Wells, 1973
  • Maeandra Oken, 1815
  • Maeandrina Dana, 1846
  • Meandra Oken, 1815

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

  • Meandrina brasiliensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
  • Meandrina danae (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
  • Meandrina jacksoni Weil & Pinzón, 2011
  • Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • †Meandrina polygonalis Catullo, 1856
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References
  1. Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Meandrina Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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