Heliofungia

Heliofungia
Heliofungia actiniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Heliofungia
Wells, 1966 [1]
Species
See text

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 at one time were considered to be members of the genus Fungia.[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Heliofungia Wells, 1966". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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