Genus Merulina

Ehrenberg, 1834

Merulina amplicata (11)

Type species: Merulina amplicata (Ellis and Solander, 1786)

Total number of species estimated: 3

Characteristics: Foliaceous, meandroid; colony formation by polystomodaeal intramural budding, series spreading fanwise by repeated lateral branching and terminal forking. Corallum thin. Columella parietal, often fused into a solid contnuous mass.

Range: Indo-Pacific.

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