Leptoria patellaris Reuss 1854 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Alternative combination: Cycloria patellaris

Belongs to Leptoria according to Reuss 1854

See also Kiessling 2014

Sister taxa: Leptoria angigyra, Leptoria bithecata, Leptoria cantharelloides, Leptoria cristata, Leptoria hayae, Leptoria italica, Leptoria laxa, Leptoria netchensis, Leptoria pauca, Leptoria paucisepta, Leptoria pennata, Leptoria phrygia, Leptoria reticulata, Leptoria selenkae, Leptoria spenceri, Leptoria traba

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptoria patellaris in the database

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