Ctenactis echinata

Ctenactis echinata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Ctenactis
Species:
C. echinata
Binomial name
Ctenactis echinata
(Pallas, 1766)
Synonyms
List
  • Fungia asperata Dana, 1846
  • Fungia echinata (Pallas, 1766)
  • Fungia ehrenbergi (Leuckart, 1841)
  • Fungia gigantea Dana, 1846
  • Fungia pectinata Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Haliglossa echinata (Pallas, 1766)
  • Herpetolithas ehrenbergii Leuckart, 1841
  • Herpetolithas ruepellii Leuckart, 1841
  • Madrepora echinata Pallas, 1766

Ctenactis echinata is a free-living species of solitary disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. This is a common species throughout its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".