Plate Corals
Fungiidae
The Fungiidae /fəŋˈɡiː.ɪdiː/ are a family of Cnidaria, often known as mushroom corals. The family contains thirteen extant genera. They range from solitary corals to colonial species. Some genera such as Cycloseris and Fungia are solitary organisms, Polyphyllia consists of a single organism with multiple mouths, and Ctenactis and Herpolitha might be considered as solitary organisms with multiple mouths or a colony of individuals, each with its separate mouth.
16 branches of this family, most-observed first
Fungia
genusFungia
Ctenactis
genusCtenactis
Lithophyllon
genusLithophyllon
Herpolitha
genusHerpolitha
Cycloseris
genusCycloseris
Heliofungia
genusHeliofungia
Lobactis
genusLobactis
Danafungia
genusDanafungia
Pleuractis
genusPleuractis
Polyphyllia
genusPolyphyllia
Sandalolitha
genusSandalolitha
Podabacia
genusPodabacia
Halomitra
genusHalomitra
Cantharellus Mushroom Corals
genusCantharellus
Zoopilus
genusZoopilus
Sinuorota
genusSinuorota
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53677.