Golfball Coral
Favia fragum
Classification
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Faviidae
Favia conferta est une espèce de coraux appartenant à la famille des Faviidae ou la famille Mussidae.
Favia fragrum is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Mussidae. It is commonly known as the golfball coral and is found in tropical waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Description The golfball coral is small and usually hemispherical in shape with a number of large corallites packed closely together, but It can occur in groups or may occasionally grow as an encrusting coral.
Favia es un género de corales de la familia Mussidae. Pertenece al grupo de los corales hermatípicos, del orden Scleractinia. Especies El Registro Mundial de Especies Marinas acepta actualmente 2 especies, reclasificando las aceptadas hasta ahora en el género: Favia fragum.
Distribution
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