Caulastraea

{{Short description|Genus of corals}}

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| image_caption = Caulastraea furcata

| taxon = Caulastraea

| authority = Dana, 1846

| subdivision_ranks = Species

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  • Astraeosmilia Ortmann, 1892
  • Astreosmilia Ortmann, 1892 [lapsus]
  • Caulastrea Dana, 1846 [lapsus]
  • Dasyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

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Caulastraea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae.{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204033 |title=Caulastraea|accessdate=2015-05-03 |publisher=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) }} Species of Caulastraea are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral.

Species

The following species are currently recognized:

Gallery

File:Candy cane coral (Caulastrea echinulata) (5).jpg|At Birdworld, England

File:Caulastraea 1.jpg|A colony in captivity

File:Caulastraea, luz actínica.jpg|Feeder tentacles extended

References

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