Diploastrea

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Diploastrea
Helcogramma striata (Neon triplefin) on Diploastrea heliopora (Hard coral).jpg
Diploastrea heliopora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Diploastreidae
Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Genus: Diploastrea
Matthai, 1914 [1]
Species

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Diploastrea is a genus of corals. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Diploastreidae.

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Diploastrea:

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References

  1. WoRMS (2018). "Diploastrea Matthai, 1914". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2018-09-04.