Ctenactis echinata

Ctenactis echinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Ctenactis
Species:
C. echinata
Binomial name
Ctenactis echinata
(Pallas, 1766) [2]
Synonyms
List
  • Fungia asperata Dana, 1846
  • Fungia echinata (Pallas, 1766)
  • Fungia ehrenbergi (Leuckart, 1841)
  • Fungia gigantea Dana, 1846
  • Fungia pectinata Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Haliglossa echinata (Pallas, 1766)
  • Herpetolithas ehrenbergii Leuckart, 1841
  • Herpetolithas ruepellii Leuckart, 1841
  • Madrepora echinata Pallas, 1766

Ctenactis echinata is a free-living species of solitary disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. This is a common species throughout its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

  1. ^ Hoeksema, B.W.; Wood, E.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Ctenactis echinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T133148A54203254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133148A54203254.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-04.