Global InformationMussa angulosa information
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Conservation status
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 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Faviidae |
| Genus: | Mussa Oken, 1815[2] |
| Species: | M. angulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
- ^ Vermeij, M (2022). "Mussa angulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T133457A165900464. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Mussa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 August 2022.