Madracis
Genus of corals
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Madracis is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Pocilloporidae |
| Genus: | Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 |
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Description
Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, including fragile branching, dense ramose coralla, massive columnar, nodular and encrusting forms.[3]
Species
The following species are recognised:[1]
- Madracis asanoi Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
- Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
- Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007
- Madracis brueggemanni (Ridley, 1881)
- Madracis carmabi Vermeij, Diekmann & Bak, 2003
- † Madracis crescentensis Durham, 1942
- Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)
- † Madracis densa Budd, 1992
- † Madracis dodecachora Squires, 1958
- † Madracis duncani Wells, 1945
- Madracis formosa Wells, 1973
- Madracis fragilis Neves & Johnsson, 2009
- † Madracis ganei Vaughan, 1900
- † Madracis gregorioi Vaughan, 1900
- Madracis hellana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
- † Madracis herrecki Wells, 1934
- Madracis interjecta Marenzeller, 1907
- † Madracis johnsoni Vaughan, 1900
- † Madracis johnwellsi Frost & Langenheim, 1974
- Madracis kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
- Madracis kirbyi Veron & Pichon, 1976
- Madracis myriaster (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)
- Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)
- Madracis profunda Zibrowius, 1980
- † Madracis senaria Wells, 1973
- † Madracis stewarti Durham, 1942
- † Madracis vaughani Wells, 1941
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