''Isopora'' 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 small polyp
stony coral
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important Coral ...
in the phylum
Cnidaria
Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroid (zoology), hydroids, ...
.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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includes the following species in the genus:
* ''
Isopora brueggemanni''
(Brook, 1893)
* ''
Isopora crateriformis''
(Gardiner, 1898)
* ''
Isopora cuneata''
(Dana, 1846)
* ''
Isopora elizabethensis''
(Veron, 2000)
* †''
Isopora matahari''
Santodomingo, Wallace & Johnson, 2015
* ''
Isopora palifera''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Isopora togianensis''
(Wallace, 1997)
References
Acroporidae
Coral reefs
Scleractinia genera
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