Biology:Oxypora

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Short description: Genus of corals

Oxypora
Oxypora glabra.JPG
Oxypora glabra
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Oxypora
Saville-Kent, 1871[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Trachypora Verrill, 1864

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]

  • Oxypora convoluta Veron, 2000
  • Oxypora crassispinosa Nemenzo, 1979
  • Oxypora egyptensis Veron, 2000
  • Oxypora glabra Nemenzo, 1959
  • Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3941591 entry