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Polycyathus
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Polycyathus

Polycyathus is a genus of small corals in the order Scleractinia, the stony corals. Most species occur in the Pacific Ocean.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Polycyathus muellerae

speciesPolycyathus muellerae

Verrill's encrusting cup coral

speciesPolycyathus verrilli

Polycyathus chaishanensis

speciesPolycyathus chaishanensis

Polycyathus fuscomarginatus

speciesPolycyathus fuscomarginatus

Polycyathus isabela

speciesPolycyathus isabela

Polycyathus hondaensis

speciesPolycyathus hondaensis

Polycyathus senegalensis

speciesPolycyathus senegalensis

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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 91216.