Blastomussa
Blastomussa wellsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Blastomussa
Wells, 1968[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Ceriomorpha Head, 1978
  • Parasimplastrea Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991

Blastomussa is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs.[1] Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:[1]

  • Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978
  • Blastomussa merleti (Wells, 1961)
  • Blastomussa omanensis (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991)
  • Blastomussa simplicitexta (Umbgrove, 1942) †
  • Blastomussa vivida Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014
  • Blastomussa wellsi Wijsman-Best, 1973

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Blastomussa Wells, 1968". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-09-02.


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