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Golf Ball Coral (Favia fragum)
CoralverifiedLeast Concern

Favia fragum

(Esper, 1793)

Golf Ball Coral

Also known as: Golfball Coral, Small Star Coral, Star Coral, Golfball Sponge

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Faviidae

Where to find it

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Common Rose Coral (Manicina areolata)

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Atlantic Mushroom Coral (Scolymia lacera)

Scolymia lacera

Atlantic Mushroom Coral

Large Flower Coral (Mussa angulosa)

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Large Flower Coral

Rough Star Coral (Isophyllia rigida)

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Rough Star Coral

artichoke coral (Scolymia cubensis)

Scolymia cubensis

artichoke coral

Knobbed Brain Coral (Pseudodiploria clivosa)

Pseudodiploria clivosa

Knobbed Brain Coral

Image: © Alondra M. Caro Ruiz (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source