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Genus of corals

Heliopora
"Heliopora coerulea"
Heliopora coerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Helioporidae
Moseley, 1876
Genus: Heliopora
de Blainville, 1830

Heliopora is a genus of cnidarian in the family Helioporidae. The genus consists of reef building corals, and is ancient and highly conserved. The species heliopora coerulea is also known as "blue coral".

Species

Currently, the species known to be part of the genus Heliopora are:

References

  1. ^ "Heliopora de Blainville, 1830". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ Wilson, Nerida G.; Suyama, Yoshihisa; Stat, Michael; Chika Mitsuyuki; Foster, Taryn; Kikuchi, Taisei; Yasuda, Nina; Richards, Zoe T. (2018-10-26). "Integrated evidence reveals a new species in the ancient blue coral genus Heliopora (Octocorallia)". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 15875. Bibcode:2018NatSR...815875R. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32969-z. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6203795. PMID 30367122.
Taxon identifiers
Heliopora
Helioporidae


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