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Dichocoenia (Stoke's starlet coral)

Synonyms: Favioseris; Paradichocoenia; Parastraea; Parastrea

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichocoenia is a genus of stony coral (Scleractinia) in the family Meandrinidae. The corals in this genus are massive, hump-forming or flattened corals with irregular calyces. They are found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.
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Species

Dichocoenia aenigma
Dichocoenia alabamensis
Dichocoenia anomalos
Dichocoenia caloosahatcheensis
Dichocoenia eminens
Dichocoenia merriami
Dichocoenia stokesii (Pancake star coral) (Vulnerable)
Dichocoenia tuberosa
Parastraea rousseaui
Parastrea ananas
Parastrea rousseaui

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0