Herpolitha

Herpolitha limax
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Herpolitha
Eschscholtz, 1825
Species:
H. limax
Binomial name
Herpolitha limax
(Esper, 1797)
Synonyms
List

(Genus)

  • Haliglossa Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Herpetolitha Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Herpetolithas Leuckart, 1841
  • Herpetolithus Leuckart, 1841

(Species)

  • Fungia limacina Lamarck, 1801
  • Fungia praecursor Umbgrove, 1946 †
  • Fungia weberi Van der Horst, 1921
  • Haliglossa foliosa Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Haliglossa interrupta Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Haliglossa stellaris Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Herpetoglossa secunda Nemenzo, 1988
  • Herpetolitha ampla Verrill, 1864
  • Herpetolitha foliosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
  • Herpetolithus crassus Dana, 1846
  • Herpetolithus strictus Dana, 1846
  • Herpolitha weberi (van der Horst, 1921)
  • Madrepora limax Esper, 1797
  • Madrepora talpa Houttuyn, 1772
  • Madrepora trilinguis Boddaert, 1768
  • Sandalolitha africana Veron, 2000

Herpolitha is a monotypic genus of mushroom corals in the family Fungiidae. The only member of the genus is Herpolitha limax, commonly known as the tongue, slipper, mole or striate boomerang coral. It is a free-living species and is native to reefs and lagoons in the Indo-Pacific region. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this coral as being of "least concern".

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