''Caulastraea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
stony corals in the
family
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Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a Family (biology), family of reef-building Scleractinia, 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, w ...
.
Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.
Species
The following
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are currently recognized:
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Caulastraea connata''
(Ortmann, 1892)
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Caulastraea curvata''
Wijsman-Best, 1972
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Caulastraea echinulata''
(M. Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Caulastraea furcata''
Dana, 1846
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Caulastraea tumida''
Matthai, 1928
Gallery
File:Candy cane coral (Caulastrea echinulata) (5).jpg, At Birdworld, 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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