Montigyra kenti
Montigyra kenti is a stony coral which is a type of coral that lives on the seabed and builds a hard skeleton. Like all coral, this one is composed of animals called polyps, and the polyps of this species are large compared to those of other corral. It is the only member of the genus Montigyra which thus is a monotypic genus.
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Description
It has a hemispherical and submeandroid skeleton with groups of septa fused into monticules or hydnophores, a trait typically attributed to Hydnophora. Its septae are thin and compact.
Range & habitat
Its habitat is not recorded. The genus Montigyra and species Montigyra kenti are both described from a single specimen found in northwest Australia. It was collected in turbid water.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution & habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 106065.