Favites halicora
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| Favites halicora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
| Genus: | Favites |
| Species: | F. halicora |
| Binomial name | |
| Favites halicora (Ehrenberg, 1834) | |
Favites halicora is a species of coral belonging to the family Merulinidae.[1] The species was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg as Astraea halicora.[2][3]
The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]