Dichocoenia

Dichocoenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Meandrinidae
Genus: Dichocoenia [1]

Dichocoenia is a genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) in the family Meandrinidae. The corals in this genus are massive, hump-forming or flattened corals with irregular calyces. They are found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists two species in this genus: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 van der Land, Jacob (2012). "Dichocoenia". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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