Agaricia
# Agaricia

Agaricia is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. These corals are found in shallow waters of the West Indies.

## Characteristics

Corals in this genus have several different forms but are usually massive, leaf-like or plate-like. Members of the genus are distinguished from other corals by having no walls to the corallites but having clearly delineated septocostae that connect each corallite to its neighbours.

## Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:

* Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Agaricia fragilis Dana, 1846
* Agaricia grahamae Wells, 1973
* Agaricia humilis Verrill, 1901
* Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
* Agaricia tenuifolia Dana, 1846
* Agaricia undata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
