Heliofungia actiniformis

Heliofungia actiniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Heliofungia
Species:
H. actiniformis
Binomial name
Heliofungia actiniformis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) [2]
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Fungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Fungia actinodiscus Umbgrove, 1950 †
  • Fungia crassitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Fungia diversidens Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Fungia granulicostata Umbgrove, 1946 †

Heliofungia actiniformis is a solitary species of mushroom coral, a large polyp stony coral in the family Fungiidae. This coral is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. It is a zooxanthellate species. It is a popular coral in the reef aquarium trade; wild populations are threatened by disease, climate change,[3] and over-collecting, and the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

  1. ^ Hoeksema, B.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M. (2008). "Heliofungia actiniformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133269A3663591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133269A3663591.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. ^ Baggaley, Kate (August 17, 2016). "Watch A Stressed Coral Spasm And Vomit Algae In Response to warming waters". popsci.com. Popular Science. Retrieved August 18, 2016.