Mussa angulosa

Mussa angulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Faviidae
Genus: Mussa
Oken, 1815[2]
Species:
M. angulosa
Binomial name
Mussa angulosa
(Pallas, 1766)
Synonyms[2]
    • Caryophyllia angulosa (Pallas, 1766)
    • Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819
    • Lithodendrum Agassiz, 1846
    • Lithophyllia argemone Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
    • Lithophyllia cylindrica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
    • Lithophyllia dubia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
    • Lobophyllia angulosa (Pallas, 1766)
    • Lobophyllia carduus (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
    • Madrepora angulosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted
    • Madrepora carduus Ellis & Solander, 1786
    • Madrepora fastigiata Ellis & Solander, 1786
    • Mussa angulosa f. angulosa (Pallas, 176
    • Mussa carduus (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
    • Mussa fastigiata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
    • Scolymia dubia (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)

Mussa is a genus of stony coral in the family Faviidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Mussa angulosa, commonly known as the spiny or large flower coral. It is found on reefs in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico.

  1. ^ Vermeij, M (2022). "Mussa angulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T133457A165900464. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mussa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 August 2022.