Leptoria

Leptoria is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are known as brain corals or closed brain corals. They are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean as far as Japan and the South Central Pacific Ocean.[2]

Leptoria
Leptoria phrygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Leptoria
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 [1]
Species
See text

Characteristics

Colonies are massive and the corallites are meandroid (in meandering valleys on the surface of the coral). The septa are neatly arranged like rungs on a ladder.[2]

Species

The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]

  • Leptoria irregularis Veron, 1990
  • Leptoria phrygia (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

References
  1. Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Leptoria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  2. Sprung, Julian (1999). Corals: A quick reference guide. Ricordea Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 1-883693-09-8.
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