Oxypora

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Oxypora
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Oxypora glabra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Oxypora
Saville-Kent, 1871 [1]
Species
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Synonyms

Oxypora is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves. [1] They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Genera

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoeksema, Bert (2014). "Oxypora Saville-Kent, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 August 2017.