Psammocora

Psammocora is a genus of stony coral in the monotypic family Psammocoridae. Species of this genus are also known as cat's paw coral.

Psammocora
Psammocora profundacella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Psammocoridae
Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Genus: Psammocora
Dana, 1846[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Stephanaria Verrill, 1867
  • Stephanocora Verrill, 1866

Species
  • Psammocora albopicta Benzoni, 2006
  • Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794)
  • Psammocora digitata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Psammocora eldredgei Randall, 2015
  • Psammocora haimiana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Psammocora nierstraszi Van der Horst, 1921
  • Psammocora profundacella Gardiner, 1898
  • Psammocora stellata (Verrill, 1866)

References
  1. WoRMS (2018). "Psammocora Dana, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-23.


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