Turbinaria stellulata

Turbinaria stellulata
T. stellulata with polyps extended
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Genus: Turbinaria
Species:
T. stellulata
Binomial name
Turbinaria stellulata
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
List
  • Astraea stellulata Lamarck, 1816
  • Astrea stellulata Lamarck, 1816
  • Astreopora stellulata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Turbinaria carinata Nemenzo, 1971
  • Turbinaria elegans Bernard, 1896
  • Turbinaria globularis Bernard, 1896
  • Turbinaria hemisphaerica Rehberg, 1892
  • Turbinaria mantonae Crossland, 1952
  • Turbinaria nitida Nemenzo, 1960
  • Turbinaria stephensoni Crossland, 1952
  • Turbinaria subversa Bernard, 1896
  • Turbinaria titizimaensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941

Turbinaria stellulata, also known as disc coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "vulnerable".

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