Turbinaria (coral)

Turbinaria
T. stellulata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Genus: Turbinaria
Oken, 1815
Species
See text
Synonyms
List
  • Explanaria Lamarck, 1816
  • Gemmipora de Blainville, 1830
  • Turbinacis Quenstedt, 1880

Turbinaria is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Common names for this genus include disc coral, scroll coral, cup coral, vase coral, pagoda coral and ruffled ridge coral. These corals are native to the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Japan and the south Central Pacific Ocean.