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Montastraea

Montastraea
Montastraea cavernosa.jpg
Montastraea cavernosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Montastraeidae
Genus: Montastraea
Blainville, 1830
Species

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Montastraea is a genus of stony corals in the Montastraeidae family. This genus used to contain many species that are now reclassified into different genera, most notably Orbicella.

The following species are currently recognized:


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