Meandrinidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Meandrinidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Meandrinidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Meandrinidae
The Meandrinidae are a family of stony corals. The name comes from the Greek, maiandros meaning "meandering", referring to the miniature, winding valleys found between the corallites. Fossil corals in this family have been found dating back to the Cretaceous.
...Meandrinidae in languages:
- Czech
- meandrovníkovití
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- Acroporidae
- Agariciidae
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- Anthemiphylliidae
- Astrangiidae
- Astrocoeniidae
- Caryophylliidae
- Cladocora
- Coscinaraeidae
- Deltocyathidae
- Dendrophylliidae
- Diploastraeidae
- Euphylliidae
- Faviidae
- Flabellidae
- Fungiacyathidae
- Fungiidae
- Gardineriidae
- Guyniidae
- Leptastreidae
- Lobophylliidae
- Meandrinidae
- Merulinidae
- Micrabaciidae
- Montastraeidae
- Oculinidae
- Oulastreidae
- Pachyseris
- Plerogyridae
- Plesiastreidae
- Pocilloporidae
- Poritidae
- Psammocoridae
- Rhizangiidae
- Schizocyathidae
- Solenastrea
- Stenocyathidae
- Turbinoliidae
- Variabilifavia