Meandrina
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Meandrina
Lamarck, 1801 [1]
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Meandrina is a genus of colonial stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. Corals in this genus form massive hemispherical heads or have large flat plates and can grow to a metre (yard) across. Meandrina meandrites is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico but the other two species are endemic to Mozambique.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]
- Meandrina daedalea (E. & Sol.)
- Meandrina lamellina (Ehrb.)
- Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)
