Danafungia scruposa

Danafungia scruposa
"Danafungia scruposa", Red Sea, Egypt
Danafungia scruposa, Red Sea, Egypt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Danafungia
Species:
D. scruposa
Binomial name
Danafungia scruposa
Synonyms
List
  • Fungia corona Döderlein, 1901
  • Fungia fieldi Gardiner, 1909
  • Fungia lobulata Ortmann, 1889
  • Fungia madagascarensis Vaughan, 1906
  • Fungia rugosa Quelch, 1886
  • Fungia scruposa Klunzinger, 1879
  • Fungia subrepanda Döderlein, 1901

Danafungia scruposa is a species of coral that is the first to have been observed to eat jellyfish.[3] It was described by Klunzinger in 1879 and has a diameter of around 25 centimetres (10 in). It is rated as a least-concern species.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IUCNRL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ WoRMS (2018). "Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ Bourton, Jody (13 November 2009). "Predatory coral eats jellyfish". BBC News. Retrieved 15 November 2009.