title: Oxypora
text: # Oxypora
  
  Oxypora is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves. They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.
  
  ## Genera
  
  The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
  
  * Oxypora convoluta Veron, 2000
  * Oxypora crassispinosa Nemenzo, 1979
  * Oxypora egyptensis Veron, 2000
  * Oxypora glabra Nemenzo, 1959
  * Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)
  