Diploria
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Name (Latin)
Diploria
See Also From tracing topical name
Faviidae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2710086
Library of congress:
sh2005003025
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Vargas Toledo, W.L. Sexual reproduction in the Caribbean coral genus Diploria in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 2002.
- Hexacorallians of the world, via WWW, April 28, 2004(Genus Diploria Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848; Family Faviidae Gregory; Order Scleractinia; Common Names Table: ... brain coral [brain coral used also for genus Platygyra, Scapophyllia, etc.])
Wikipedia description:
Diploria is a monotypic genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae. It is represented by a single species, Diploria labyrinthiformis, commonly known as grooved brain coral, and is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It has a familiar, maze-like appearance.
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