Hydnophora

Hydnophora
Hydnophora exesa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Merulinidae
Genus:	Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Species
See text
Synonyms
List Hydnophorella Delage & Hérouard, 1901 Monticularia Lamarck, 1816 Monticulina Saville-Kent, 1893

Hydnophora is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae.

List of species

According to World Register of Marine Species :[1]

• Hydnophora bonsai Veron, 1990
• Hydnophora exesa (Pallas, 1766)
• Hydnophora grandis Gardiner, 1904
• Hydnophora microconos (Lamarck, 1816)
• Hydnophora pilosa Veron, 1985
• Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846)

References

1. "Hydnophora". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.