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Hydnophora exesa

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Species of coral

Hydnophora exesa
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Hydnophora
Species: H. exesa
Binomial name
Hydnophora exesa
(Pallas, 1766)

Hydnophora exesa, also called Horn coral or Spine coral, is a coral in the genus Hydnophora. It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.

Location

They are found in the oceans of North and East Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Africa.

References

  1. ^ "Hydnophora exesa". coral.aims.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
Taxon identifiers
Hydnophora exesa


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