Merulina rigida

Smithsonian source data can be found [here](https://ids.si.edu/ids/media_view?id=3d_package:43b6bd74-b625-4f52-8319-96398697825f) This media file is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information and to review the 3D disclaimer, visit the Smithsonian’s [Terms of Use](https://www.si.edu/Termsofuse) page. Merulina rigida EXPEDITION: U.S. Exploring Expedition OCEAN/SEA/GULF: South Pacific Ocean PREP COUNT: 1 PREPARATION: Slide Dry REMARKS: thin section TYPE CITATION: Dana. 1846. Zoophytes. 7: 276-277, pl.17, fig.1. TYPE STATUS: Syntype PLACE: Fiji, South Pacific Ocean COLLECTION DATE: 1838 to 1842 COMMON NAME: Corals PUBLISHED NAME: Merulina rigida Dana, 1846 Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846) USNM NUMBER: 148 DATA SOURCE: NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept. EDAN-URL: edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_10703