| Cyphastrea | |
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| Cyphastrea serailia off Réunion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
| Genus: | Cyphastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
| Species | |
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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]
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