Dipsastraea speciosa

Dipsastraea speciosa
Dipsastraea speciosa on Kingman Reef, Line Islands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Dipsastraea
Species:
D. speciosa
Binomial name
Dipsastraea speciosa
(Dana, 1846)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Astrea speciosa Dana, 1846
  • Favia speciosa (Dana, 1846)

Dipsastraea speciosa (previously called Favia speciosa) is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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  2. ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2014). "Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 December 2014.