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Goniopora
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Hexacorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Family:
Poritidae
Genus:
Goniopora Blainville, 1830[1]
Synonyms
List
Calathiscus Claereboudt & Al-Amri, 2004
Litharaea Blainville, 1830
Machadoporites Nemésio, 2005
Poritipora Veron, 2000
Rhodaraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Tichopora Quelch, 1886
A variety of Goniopora sp.
Goniopora, often called flowerpot coral, is a genus of colonial stony coral found in lagoons and turbid water conditions. Goniopora have numerous daisy-like polyps that extend outward from the base, each tipped with 24 stinging tentacles which surrounds a mouth.
^WoRMS (2018). "Goniopora de Blainville, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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Astraeopora. III, on the Montiporina;. IV, Goniopora. V, Porites (Indo-Pacific). VI, Porites (West Indies) and Goniopora. — Cambridge University Press (1909)...
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