Echinopora

Echinopora
Echinopora fruticulosa^[dubious – discuss]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Merulinidae
Genus:	Echinopora Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
List Acanthelia Wells, 1937 Acanthopora Verrill, 1864 Echinastrea De Blainville, 1830 Stephanocora Ehrenberg, 1834

Echinopora is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.[1]

Species

The following species are currently recognized:

• Echinopora ashmorensis Veron, 1990
• Echinopora forskaliana (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
• Echinopora fruticulosa Klunzinger, 1879
• Echinopora gemmacea (Lamarck, 1816)
• Echinopora hirsutissima Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
• Echinopora horrida Dana, 1846
• Echinopora irregularis Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
• Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1795)
• Echinopora mammiformis (Nemenzo, 1959)
• Echinopora pacificus Veron, 1990
• Echinopora robusta Veron, 2000
• Echinopora spinulosa Brüggemann
• Echinopora tiranensis Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Echinopora Lamarck, 1816". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.