''Platygyra'' is a
genus
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of
stony corals in the
family
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Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
Characteristics
All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The vall ...
.
Species
The following
species
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are currently recognized:
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Platygyra acuta
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygy ...
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Veron, 2002
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Platygyra carnosus
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*''Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*''Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygyra c ...
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Veron, 2002
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Platygyra contorta''
Veron, 1990
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Platygyra crosslandi
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of bi ...
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(Matthai, 1928)
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Platygyra daedalea''
(Ellis & Solander, 1786)
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Platygyra lamellina''
(Ehrenberg, 1834)
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Platygyra pini
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygy ...
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Chevalier, 1975
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Platygyra ryukyuensis''
Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
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Platygyra sinensis
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygy ...
''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Platygyra verweyi
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygy ...
''
Wijsman-Best, 1976
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Platygyra yaeyamaensis
''Platygyra'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
*'' Platygyra acuta'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra carnosus'' Veron, 2002
*'' Platygyra contorta'' Veron, 1990
*''Platygy ...
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(Eguchi & Shirai, 1977)
References
External links
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Merulinidae
Scleractinia genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
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