Family Lobophyllidae משפחת אבוקניים
Echinophyllia הסוג קוצנית
לשעבר נקרא בשמו של רזי כהן ז"ל
אלמוג כיסוי, שהפוליפים שלו מוגבהים מעל המצע, ומחיצות הפוליפ דוקרניות
עבר ממשפחת PECTINIDAE
Echinophyllia
Colonies are encrusting, laminar or foliaceous. Corallites variable,
with walls ranging from absent in immersed corallites to well developed
in tubular corallites, directed upwards or not strongly inclined Septa
exsert even when corallite walls are absent or poorly developed.
Columellae well developed Dentations coarse, often prominent, giving
setpo-costae a spiky
appearance. Pits occur at the intersection of septo-costae, intercostal
slits asbent
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  Key to Red Sea expected Echinophyllia species (after Veron, 2000)-
Only species reported or expected in our region. For full
key, be advised to use the original key: p. 447-459
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