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Dipsastraea

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Dipsastraea
Dipsastraea matthai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Dipsastraea
Blainville, 1830 [1]
Species

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Synonyms
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  • Astraea (Fissicella)
  • Barabattoia Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 (junior synonym)
  • Bikiniastrea Wells, 1954
  • Heliastraea Milne Edwards, 1857
  • Heliastrea Milne Edwards, 1857
Dipsastraea pallida

Dipsastraea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals.

Species

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The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-25.