Ctenactis echinata

Ctenactis echinata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Fungiidae
Genus:	Ctenactis
Species:	C. echinata
Binomial name
	Ctenactis echinata; (Pallas, 1766)
Synonyms
	List Fungia asperata Dana, 1846; Fungia echinata (Pallas, 1766); Fungia ehrenbergi (Leuckart, 1841); Fungia gigantea Dana, 1846; Fungia pectinata Ehrenberg, 1834; Haliglossa echinata (Pallas, 1766); Herpetolithas ehrenbergii Leuckart, 1841; Herpetolithas ruepellii Leuckart, 1841; Madrepora echinata Pallas, 1766;

Ctenactis echinata is a free-living species of solitary disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. This is a common species throughout its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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