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    Manicina

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    Manicina
    Manicina areolata near San Salvador Island, Bahamas
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Cnidaria
    Class: Hexacorallia
    Order: Scleractinia
    Family: Mussidae
    Genus: Manicina
    Ehrenberg, 1834 [1]
    Species
    See text
    Synonyms
    • Teleiophyllia Duncan, 1864

    Manicina is a genus of reef-building stony corals in the family Mussidae.[1]

    Species

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    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)

    References

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    1. ^ a b c Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2018). "Manicina Ehrenberg, 1834". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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