Ctenella chagius: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Euphylliidae
Genus
Ctenella
Species
Ctenella chagius
Scientific Name
Ctenella chagius

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ctenella chagius

Ctenella is a monotypic genus of stony coral in the family Euphylliidae. It is represented by a single species, Ctenella chagius. These corals are massive in size with meandering valleys between the calyces which have solid, non-porous walls and fine, evenly spaced, solid septae. They are found in the Indian Ocean being endemic to the Chagos Archipelago. It forms solid, smooth hemispherical domes.

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Ctenella chagius in languages:

English
Chagos Brain Coral
English
Ctenella Coral

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