Heliofungia

Heliofungia
Heliofungia actiniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Heliofungia
Wells, 1966 [1]
Species
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Synonyms
  • Fungia (Heliofungia) Wells, 1966

Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Heliofungia Wells, 1966". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-20.