''Dipsastraea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

in the

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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 ...

. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are

zooxanthella Zooxanthellae is a colloquial term for single-celled dinoflagellates that are able to live in symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates including demosponges, corals, jellyfish, and nudibranchs. Most known zooxanthellae are in the genus ''Symb ...

te corals.

Species

The following

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are currently recognized by the

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Dipsastraea albida ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus (biology), genus of Scleractinia, stony corals in the family (biology), family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea amicorum ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) *''

Dipsastraea camranensis ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Latypov, 2013) *'' Dipsastraea danai'' (Milne Edwards, 1857) *''

Dipsastraea faviaformis ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea favus ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Forskål, 1775) *'' Dipsastraea helianthoides'' (Wells, 1954) *''

Dipsastraea lacuna ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea laddi ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dipsastraea laxa'' (Klunzinger, 1879) *'' Dipsastraea lizardensis'' (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977) *'' Dipsastraea maritima'' (Nemezo, 1971) *''

Dipsastraea marshae ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea matthaii ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Vaughan, 1918) *''

Dipsastraea maxima ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977) *''

Dipsastraea modesta ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Nemenzo, 1971) *''

Dipsastraea pallida ''Dipsastraea pallida'' is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This is a common species of coral with a widespread distribution, and the main threat it fac ...

'' (Dana, 1846) *''

Dipsastraea rosaria ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea rotumana ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Gardiner, 1899) *''

Dipsastraea speciosa ''Dipsastraea speciosa'' (previously called ''Favia speciosa'') is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Description ''Dipsastraea speciosa'' has rounded t ...

'' (Dana, 1846) *''

Dipsastraea truncata ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea veroni ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register ...

'' (Moll & Best, 1984) *'' Dipsastraea vietnamensis'' (Veron, 2000) *''

Dipsastraea wisseli ''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Regis ...

'' (Scheer & Pillai, 1983)

References

Merulinidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractinia-stub