The Coscinaraeidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
stony corals
Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyp (zoology), polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral di ...
found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Genera
The
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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lists the following genera:
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Anomastraea''
Marenzeller, 1901
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Coscinaraea''
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
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Craterastrea''
Head, 1983
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Horastrea''
Pichon, 1971
References
Scleractinia
Cnidarian families
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