Agaricia
Genus of corals
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Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.
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| Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Agariciidae |
| Genus: | Agaricia Lamarck, 1801[1] |
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Characteristics
Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.[2]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:[1]
- Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agaricia fragilis Dana, 1846
- Agaricia grahamae Wells, 1973
- Agaricia humilis Verrill, 1901
- Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Agaricia tenuifolia Dana, 1846
- Agaricia undata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
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