Madrepora Linnaeus, 1758

Filander, Zoleka N., Kitahara, Marcelo V., Cairns, Stephen D., Sink, Kerry J. & Lombard, Amanda T., 2021, Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa, ZooKeys 1066, pp. 1-198 : 1

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scientific name	Madrepora Linnaeus, 1758
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Diagnosis.

Colonial, extra-tentacular sympodial budding forming dendroid colonies. Coenosteum dense. Costae and pali sometimes absent. Columella papillose or absent.

Type species.

Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation (Verrill 1901).