Oxypora

Oxypora
Oxypora glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

They usually have very thin leaves.[1] Majority 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]

References

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


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