Agaricia

Agaricia

Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) resting on Graham's Sheet Coral (Agaricia grahamae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Agariciidae
Genus:	Agaricia Lamarck, 1801^[1]
Species
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Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters in the West Indies.

Characteristics

Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.^[2]

Species

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

Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agaricia fragilis Dana, 1846
Agaricia grahamae Wells, 1973
Agaricia humilis Verrill, 1901

Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Agaricia tenuifolia Dana, 1846
Agaricia undata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

References

1 2 Martinez, Olga (2012). "Agaricia Lamarck, 1801". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
↑ "Agariciidae". CoralPedia. Retrieved 2013-01-23.

Corals and coral reefs

Stony corals	Scleractinia Blue coral Brain coral Elkhorn coral Hermatypic coral Chalice coral Pillar coral Staghorn coral Table coral

Soft corals	Alcyonacea Black coral Bamboo coral Organ pipe coral Sea fans Sea pens

Coral reefs	Atoll reef Cay Fringing reef Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey

Coral regions	List of reefs Deep-water coral African coral reefs Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia Barrier Reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Southeast Asian coral reefs

Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band White band disease White pox disease

Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Society for Reef Studies Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball

Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline alga Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Symbiodinium Tabulata

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