Star Coral

Madracis pharensis est une espèce de coraux appartenant à la famille des Astrocoeniidae ou la famille Pocilloporidae. Liste des formes Selon World Register of Marine Species (14 août 2015) : forme Madracis pharensis f. luciphila Wells, 1973 forme Madracis pharensis f.

Astreopora is a genus of stony corals in the Acroporidae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as star corals and there are seventeen species currently recognized. Description Members of this genus mostly form dome-shaped or rounded heads but sometimes have leaflike extensions, which vary from massive mounds to encrusting, or which form plates, vases and branches.

Madracis es un género de corales que pertenece a la familia Pocilloporidae, del orden Scleractinia. Sus especies pueden ser hermatípicas, constructoras de arrecifes de coral, o no serlo. Incluso la misma especie, en el caso de Madracis pharensis, en el Mediterráneo no posee zooxantelas, mientras que en el Caribe si.