''Caulastraea'' is a
genus
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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 polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a mo ...
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 of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following
species
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are currently recognized:
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Caulastraea connata
''Caulastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following species are currently recognize ...
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(Ortmann, 1892)
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Caulastraea curvata
''Caulastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following species are currently recognize ...
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Wijsman-Best, 1972
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Caulastraea echinulata
''Caulastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following species are currently recognize ...
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(M. Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Caulastraea furcata
''Caulastraea furcata'', also known as the candy cane, trumpet, or bullseye coral, is a species of large stony coral in the family Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals.
Characteristics
All the genera in this fami ...
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Dana, 1846
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Caulastraea tumida
''Caulastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following species are currently recognize ...
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Matthai, 1928
Gallery
File:Candy cane coral (Caulastrea echinulata) (5).jpg, At Birdworld
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, England
File:Caulastraea 1.jpg, A colony in captivity
File:Caulastraea, luz actÃnica.jpg, Feeder tentacles extended
References
External links
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Merulinidae
Scleractinia genera
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