Biology:Conotrochus

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Short description: Genus of corals

Conotrochus
"Conotrochus funicolumna"
Conotrochus funicolumna[2]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Conotrochus
Seguenza, 1864 [1]
Species
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Conotrochus is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae. It holds four species.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]

  • Conotrochus asymmetros Cairns, 1999
  • Conotrochus brunneus (Moseley, 1881)
  • Conotrochus funicolumna (Alcock, 1902)
  • Conotrochus typusSeguenza, 1863

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cairns, S. (2015). "Conotrochus - Seguenza, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267338. 
  2. Cairns S, Kitahara M (2012) An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary. ZooKeys 227: 1-47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.227.3612

Wikidata ☰ Q3937305 entry