Agaricia Explained

Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.

Characteristics

Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.^[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:

• Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agaricia fragilis Dana, 1846
• Agaricia grahamae Wells, 1973
• Agaricia humilis Verrill, 1901
• Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
• Agaricia tenuifolia Dana, 1846
• Agaricia undata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agariciidae. CoralPedia . 2013-01-23.