Flabellum (coral)

Flabellum
Temporal range: Cretaceous—Present
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Flabellidae
Genus: Flabellum
Lesson, 1831
Species

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Synonyms
  • Phyllodes

Flabellum is a genus of marine corals belonging to the family Flabellidae. These are a diverse group of azooxanthellate corals with about 190 species, 47 of which are extant. They are exclusively solitary corals and many are deep water species.