Hydnophora exesa

Hydnophora exesa, also called horn coral or spine coral, is a coral in the genus Hydnophora. [1] It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.[1]

Hydnophora exesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Hydnophora
Species:
H. exesa
Binomial name
Hydnophora exesa
(Pallas, 1766)

Location

They are found in the oceans of North and East Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Africa.

References

  1. "Hydnophora exesa". coral.aims.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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