Turbinaria (coral)

This article is about the stony coral. For the brown alga genus, see Turbinaria (alga).

Turbinaria
T. stellulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Genus: Turbinaria
Oken, 1815 [1]
Species
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Synonyms
List
  • Explanaria Lamarck, 1816
  • Gemmipora de Blainville, 1830
  • Turbinacis Quenstedt, 1880

Turbinaria is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Common names for this genus include disc coral, scroll coral, cup coral, vase coral, pagoda coral and ruffled ridge coral. These corals are native to the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Japan and the south Central Pacific Ocean.[2]

  1. ^ Cairns, S.; Hoeksema, B. (2015). "Turbinaria Oken, 1815". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  2. ^ Sprung, Julian (1999). Corals: A quick reference guide. Ricordea Publishing. pp. 137–139. ISBN 1-883693-09-8.