| Whisker coral | |
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| Colony of Duncanopsammia axifuga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936 [3] |
| Species: | D. axifuga
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| Binomial name | |
| Duncanopsammia axifuga Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848[2]
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Duncanopsammia is a monotypic genus of stony corals. It is represented by the single species, Duncanopsammia axifuga, commonly called whisker coral, duncanops coral, or simply duncan coral.[3] Individual polyps are fairly large with round skeletal bases (corallites) 10–14 millimetres (0.39–0.55 in) in diameter and larger central discs from which multiple tentacles radiate; the polyps form a structure branching at irregular intervals to form a large colony.
- ^ Hoeksema, B.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M. (2008). "Duncanopsammia axifuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133114A3573682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133114A3573682.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Duncanopsammia axifuga Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). "Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-21.