Dichocoenia stokesii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Meandrinidae
- Genus
- Dichocoenia
- Species
- Dichocoenia stokesii
- Scientific Name
- Dichocoenia stokesii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Dichocoenia stokesi
Dichocoenia is a monotypic genus of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. It is represented by a single species, Dichocoenia stokesii, which is commonly known as pineapple coral, elliptical star coral, or pancake star coral. It is mostly found in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean. Dichocoenia stokesii has irregular calyces and its form can be either a massive, hemispherical hump or a flat, platform-like structure.
...Dichocoenia stokesii in languages:
- Czech
- meandrovník kamenný
- English
- Elliptical Star Coral
- French
- Corail étoilé elliptique
- Portuguese
- Coral-rugoso
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