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.
...Ctenella chagius in languages:
- English
- Chagos Brain Coral
- English
- Ctenella Coral