Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848Acanthastrea echinata (6) Type species: Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1848)Total number of species estimated: 11Characteristics: Similar to Syzygophyllia but by marginal budding low cerioid, rarely plocoid, colonies of monocentric corallites are formed.Range: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific.
Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum CnidariaClass AnthozoaSubclass HexacoralliaOrder ScleractiniaFamily MussidaeGenus Acanthastrea
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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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