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Agaricia

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Agaricia
Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Agariciidae
Genus: Agaricia
Lamarck, 1801[1]
Species
Synonyms
  • Undaria Oken, 1815

Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.

Characteristics

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Martinez, Olga (2012). "Agaricia Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. ^ "Agariciidae". CoralPedia. Retrieved 2013-01-23.