Hydnophora rigida, commonly known as horn coral, are found in reefs and are in the genus Hydnophora.[1] They were first described by James Dwight Dana[1] in 1846.[1] Their color is naturally green and brown, or sometimes cream. They can also become fluorescent green[2] and cyano-red emission.[3]
Hydnophora rigida
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Hexacorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Family:
Merulinidae
Genus:
Hydnophora
Species:
H. rigida
Binomial name
Hydnophora rigida
(Dana, 1846)
^ abc"Hydnophora rigida". aims.gov.au. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^Idrees, M.; Thangavelu, K.; Sikaroodi, M.; Smith, C.; Sivaraman, J.; Gillevet, P.M.; Bokhari, H. (May 2014). "Novel fluorescent protein from Hydnophora rigida possesses green emission". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 448 (1): 33–38. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.04.042. PMID 24747076.
^Bokhari, H.; Smith, C.; Veerendra, K.; Sivaraman, J.; Sikaroodi, M.; Gillevet, P. (June 2010). "Novel fluorescent protein from Hydnophora rigida possess cyano emission". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 396 (3): 631–636. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.136. PMID 20435020.
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