Micromussa

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Micromussa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Micromussa
Veron, 2000 [1]
Species
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Micromussa is a genus of stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae.

Species

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Micromussa Veron, 2000". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2018-07-30.