Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus)

CoralverifiedCritically Endangered

Dendrogyra cylindrus

(Ehrenberg, 1834)

Pillar Coral

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Meandrinidae

Where to find it

rare

British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Other species in Meandrinidae

Flower Coral (Eusmilia fastigiata)

Eusmilia fastigiata

Flower Coral

Fungus Coral (Meandrina meandrites)

Meandrina meandrites

Fungus Coral

Pineapple Coral (Dichocoenia stokesii)

Dichocoenia stokesii

Pineapple Coral

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