Manicina
Genus of corals
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Manicina is a genus of reef-building stony corals in the family Mussidae.[1]
| Manicina | |
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| Manicina areolata near San Salvador Island, Bahamas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Mussidae |
| Genus: | Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834 [1] |
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Species
The following species are included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- †Manicina grandis (Duncan, 1864)
- †Manicina navicula (Duncan, 1864)