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The Fungiidae are a family of Cnidaria, commonly known as mushroom corals or plate 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 … See more
Species are generally solitary marine animals capable of benthic locomotion. These corals often appear to be bleached or dead. In most … See more
Some species of mushroom coral such as Fungia repanda and Ctenactis echinata are able to change sex. This is posited to take place in response to environmental or energetic … See more
Members of the family Fungiidae are not of any commercial importance, but are collected for the aquarium trade and are sold as "plate corals". See more
• Heliofungia sp. looks similar to a sea anemone.
• Fungia sp. in Papua New Guinea
• Herpolitha limax in Micronesia can appear bleached and also resemble a sea cucumber. See moreThe World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family:
• Cantharellus Hoeksema & Best, 1984
• Ctenactis Verrill, 1864
• Cycloseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Fungiidae - Wikipedia
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WEBFungus. A fungus ( pl.: fungi [2] or funguses [3]) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
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