''Culicia'' is a genus of
corals
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secre ...
belonging to the family
Rhizangiidae
Rhizangiidae is a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia. This family is closely related to Oculinidae. Members of this family are non-reef building corals and reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small and the septa are simple.
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
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Culicia australiensis
''Culicia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Rhizangiidae
Rhizangiidae is a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia. This family is closely related to Oculinidae. Members of this family are non-reef building corals and repr ...
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Culicia cuticulata''
References
Rhizangiidae
Scleractinia genera
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