Biology:Heliofungia

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Short description: Genus of corals

Heliofungia
Heliofungia actiniformis r.jpg
Heliofungia actiniformis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Heliofungia
Wells, 1966 [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Fungia (Heliofungia) Wells, 1966

Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species:[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q12175803 entry