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- Scolymia, commonly called scoly coral, is a genus of large-polyp stony corals (Scleractinia). These animals are believed date back to the Miocene with...
- Scolymia cubensis is a solitary coral that belongs the genus Scolymia. It is a smooth disk coral whose shape usually consists of a flat, concave form...
- Scolymia lacera, the fleshy disk coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea,...
- convergent evolution. Additionally, some traditional genera such as Favia and Scolymia have been found to be polyphyletic, with the Atlantic faviids and scolymids...
- angulosa (Pallas, 176 Mussa carduus (Ellis & Solander, 1786) Mussa fastigiata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) Scolymia dubia (Duch****aing & Michelotti, 1860)...
- Ridged cactus coarl (Mycetophyllia lamarckiana) Scolymia australis Artichoke coral (Scolymia cubensis) Scolymia lacera Symphyllia agaricia Symphyllia erythraea...
- ****onica (Yabe & Sugiyama, 1931) Protolobophyllia sinica Ma, 1959 Rhodocyathus ceylonensis Bourne, 1905 Scolymia lacrymalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)...
- convergent evolution. Additionally, some traditional genera such as Favia and Scolymia have been found to be polyphyletic, with the Atlantic faviids and scolymids...
- cover an extensive area. Other coral species that can be found include Scolymia australis, Plesiastrea versipora, Coscinaraea mcneilli and Coscinaraea...
- coral Montastraea cavernosa, Mussismilia hispida, Porites astreoides, Scolymia wellsi, Siderastrea stellata and Millepora alcicornis. The corals are home...