Hydnophora pilosa Veron 1985 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Hydnophora according to Veron 1985
Sister taxa: Hydnophora ackermanni, Hydnophora affinis, Hydnophora astraeoides, Hydnophora cristatoseriata, Hydnophora exesa, Hydnophora ferryi, Hydnophora grandis, Hydnophora infundibulum, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora oppenheimi, Hydnophora provincialis, Hydnophora pulchra, Hydnophora rudis, Hydnophora styriaca, Hydnophora tenella, Hydnophora variabilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at KE/f60 Dayrell Island (Quaternary of New Zealand)
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