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Fungia
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Fungiaisagenusofmushroom,discorplatecoralsinthefamily
Fungiidae.Membersofthegenusarefoundgrowingonreefsinthe
IndoPacific.[2]

Fungia

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Description
Species
References
Externallinks

Mushroomcoral,Fungiasp.

Scientificclassification

Description
CoralsinthegenusFungiaaremostlysolitary,someattaining30
centimetres(12in)indiameter.HoweverFungiasimplexiscolonial.[1]
Thejuvenilesattachthemselvestorockbutlargerindividualsdetach
themselvesandbecomefreeliving.Theyarefoundinvariousbright
coloursincludingwhite,pink,red,purple,blueandyellowandare
popularwithkeepersofreefaquariums.[3]Thediscsareeitherroundor
ovalandthecentralmouth,whichissurroundedbytentacles,maybea
slit.Thepolypsitsinacalcareouscup,thecorallite.Theseptaare
verticalskeletalelementsinsidethecorallitewallandthecostaejointhe
septaeandcontinueoutsidethecorallitewallandunderneaththecoral.
InthegenusFungia,boththeseptaeandcostaearerobustandthe
spinesandteethfoundonthemarecharacteristicofthedifferent
species.MembersofthegenusFungiamaybeconfusedwithspecimens
oftherelatedgenusCycloserisbutthelatterarealwaysfreeliving,even
asjuveniles,whiletheformerbearascarshowingwheretheywere
attachedwhenyoung.[2]

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Cnidaria

Class:

Anthozoa

Order:

Scleractinia

Family:

Fungiidae

Genus:

Fungia
Lamarck,1801[1]

Species
Seetext
Synonyms
HerpetoglossaWells,1966

Species
TheWorldRegisterofMarineSpeciescurrentlyliststhefollowing
species:[1]
FungiaactiniformisQuoy&

Fungiamadagascarensis

Gaimard,1833

Verrill

FungiaacutidensStuder,1878
FungiaadrianaeVanDer

FungiamoluccensisHorst,

Horst,1921

FungiapapillosaVerrill,1866
Fungiapaumotensis

Fungiacolini(Veron,2002)
FungiaconcinnaVerrill,1864
FungiacoronaDoderlein,1901
Fungiacostulata(Ortmann,
1889)
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Fungiasp.

1919

Stuchbury,1833

FungiapuishaniVeron&
DeVantier,2002

Fungiarepanda(Dana,1846)
FungiasamboangensisVerrill
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FungiacurvataHoeksema,
1989

FungiascabraDderlein,1901
FungiascruposaKlunzinger,

FungiacyclolitesLam
FungiadistortaMichelin,1842
Fungiaechinata(Pallas,1766)
FungiaelegansVerrill,1870
FungiafieldiGardiner
Fungiafragilis(Alcock,1893)
FungiafralinaeNemenzo,

1879

1955

1905)

Fungiafungites(Linnaeus,

Fungiasinensis(Milne

1758)

Edwards&Haime,1851)
FungiasomervilleiGardiner
FungiaspiniferClaereboudt&
Hoeksema,1987
FungiataiwanensisHoeksema
&Dai,1991
FungiatenuisDana,1846
FungiavalidaVerrill,1864
FungiavaughaniBoschma,
1923

FungiagranulosaKlunzinger,
1879

FungiagravisNemenzo,1955
FungiahexagonalisMilne
Edwards&Haime,1848
FungiahorridaDana,1846
FungiaklunzingeriDoderlein

FungiascutariaLamarck,1801
Fungiaseychellensis
Hoeksema

FungiasibogaeVanDerHorst,
1921

Fungiasimplex(Gardiner,

References
1.Martinez,Olga(2012)."FungiaLamarck,1801".WorldRegisterofMarineSpecies.Retrieved20111213.
2.Fungia(http://www.coralhub.info/cf/az/fungia/)TheCoralHub.Retrieved20111213.
3.Fungiacoralspecies(http://www.easyreefer.com/sps_identification/genus/fungiidae/fungia.php)Retrieved201112
13.

Externallinks
ReefCornerFungiaCoralDatabaseEntry(http://reefcorner.com/reefdatabaseindex/largepolypstony
coralindex/fungiacoral/)
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