Oulophyllia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Merulinidae |
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Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
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Oulophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the Merulinidae family. Members of this genus are native to the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region.
The colonies of these corals are massive and form dome-shaped mounds, similar to Favites, but the corallites are arranged in valleys with broad ridges between them.
The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :
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