Blastomussa

Blastomussa
	Blastomussa wellsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Blastomussa; Wells, 1968
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Ceriomorpha Head, 1978; Parasimplastrea Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991;

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Blastomussa is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs.^[1] Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:^[1]

Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978
Blastomussa merleti (Wells, 1961)
Blastomussa omanensis (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991)
Blastomussa simplicitexta (Umbgrove, 1942) †
Blastomussa vivida Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014
Blastomussa wellsi Wijsman-Best, 1973

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Blastomussa Wells, 1968". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

External links

ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti

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[WoRMS-1] Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Blastomussa Wells, 1968". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

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