Oken, 1815

Turbinaria reniformis (1)

Type species: Turbinaria crater (Pallas, 1766)

Total number of species estimated: 25

Characteristics: Like Duncanopsammia, but coenenchyme more extensive, uniting corallites nearly to their summits to form large explanate or crateriform contorted folia. Septa showing no trace of arrangement according to Pourtalès plan except in young calices of growing margins of corallum.

Range: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Subclass Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Dendrophyllidae
Genus Turbinaria

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon

Cairns, S.D., 2001. A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 615: 1-75.

Veron, J.E.N. , 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson.

Veron, J.E.N., 2000. Corals of the world. Volumes 1-3. ? Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld.

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