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Oxypora

Oxypora is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous.

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Oxypora
Oxypora glabra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Genus: Oxypora
Saville-Kent, 18711
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Oxypora is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous.

They usually have very thin leaves.1 Majority are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:1

References

References

  1. Hoeksema, Bert (2014). "Oxypora Saville-Kent, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 August 2017.