Heliofungia
Genus of corals
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Heliofungia is a genus of stony corals in the family Fungiidae. These corals are found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals and were formerly considered to be a subgenus of the genus Fungia.[1]
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| Heliofungia actiniformis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Fungiidae |
| Genus: | Heliofungia Wells, 1966 [1] |
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Species
The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following two species:[1]
- Heliofungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Heliofungia fralinae (Nemenzo, 1955)
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