Biology:Cynarina

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Short description: Genus of corals

Cynarina
"Cynarina lacrymalis" off Lizard island, Australia
Cynarina lacrymalis off Lizard island, Australia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Cynarina
Brüggemann, 1877[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Acanthophyllia Wells, 1937
  • Mussa (Lithophyllia) Milne Edwards, 1857
  • Protolobophyllia Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
  • Rhodocyathus Bourne, 1905

Cynarina is a genus of stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae.

Species

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

  • Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
  • Cynarina macassarensis (Best & Hoeksema, 1987)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13612911 entry