Fungia sp

Classification
Kingdom : Animalia
Filum : Coelenterata
Kelas : Anthozoa
Ordo : Scleractinia
Famili : Fungiidae
Genus : Fungia
Spesies :Fungia sp.

Description
Corals in the genus Fungia are mostly solitary, some attaining 30 centimetres (12 in)
in diameter. However Fungia simplex is colonial. The juveniles attach themselves to rock but
larger individuals detach themselves and become free living. They are found in various bright
colours including white, pink, red, purple, blue and yellow and are popular with keepers
of reef aquariums.[3] The discs are either round or oval and the central mouth, which is
surrounded by tentacles, may be a slit. The polyp sits in a calcareous cup, the corallite.
The septa are vertical skeletal elements inside the corallite wall and the costae join the septae
and continue outside the corallite wall and underneath the coral. In the genus Fungia, both
the septae and costae are robust and the spines and teeth found on them are characteristic of
the different species. Members of the genus Fungia may be confused with specimens of the
related genus Cycloseris but the latter are always free living, even as juveniles, while the
former bear a scar showing where they were attached when young.

The most important known threat for this species is extensive reduction of coral reef
habitat due to a combination of threats. Specific population trends are unknown but
population reduction can be inferred from estimated habitat loss (Wilkinson 2004). It is
widespread and very common throughout its range and therefore is likely to be more resilient
to habitat loss and reef degradation because of an assumed large effective population size that
is highly connected and/or stable with enhanced genetic variability. Therefore, the estimated
habitat loss of 20% from reefs already destroyed within its range is the best inference of
population reduction since it may survive in coral reefs already at the critical stage of
degradation (Wilkinson 2004). This inference of population reduction over three generation
lengths (30 years) does not meet the threshold of a threat category. However, this species is
susceptible to bleaching and is collected for the aquarium and curio trade, therefore it is listed
as Near Threatened. However, because of predicted threats from climate change and ocean
acidification it will be important to reassess this species in 10 years or sooner, particularly if
the species is also observed to disappear from reefs currently at the critical stage of reef
degradation.