Monomyces

Monomyces
Monomyces pygmaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Flabellidae
Genus: Monomyces
Ehrenberg, 1834

Monomyces is a genus of corals belonging to the family Flabellidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, except Arctic and Subarctic regions.

Species:

  • Monomyces eburneus (Shaw, 1774)
  • Monomyces pusillus Brünnich Nielsen, 1922
  • Monomyces pygmaea (Risso, 1826)
  • Monomyces rubrum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)