Astreopora

Astreopora
Astreopora myriophthalma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Astreopora
Blainville, 1830
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Astraeopora Blainville, 1830 [lapsus]

Astreopora is a genus of stony corals in the Acroporidae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as star corals and there are seventeen species currently recognized.

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