Biology:Monomyces

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Short description: Genus of corals

Monomyces
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Monomyces pygmaea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Flabellidae
Genus: Monomyces
Ehrenberg, 1834

Monomyces is a genus of corals belonging to the family Flabellidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except Arctic and Subarctic regions.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Monomyces eburneus (Shaw, 1774)
  • Monomyces pusillus Brünnich Nielsen, 1922
  • Monomyces pygmaea (Risso, 1826)
  • Monomyces rubrum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3946054 entry