Striate Finger Coral (Madracis myriaster)

Coralverified

Madracis myriaster

(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)

Striate Finger Coral

Also known as: Yellow Pencil Coral

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Pocilloporidae

Where to find it

occasional

Costa Rica (Caribbean)Grenada

rare

Dominica

Other species in Pocilloporidae

Pocillopora verrucosa

Pocillopora verrucosa

Cauliflower Coral

Madracis auretenra

Madracis auretenra

Yellow Pencil Coral

Madracis pharensis

Madracis pharensis

Crusty Pencil Coral

Madracis decactis

Madracis decactis

Ten-Ray Star Coral

Madracis formosa

Madracis formosa

Eight Ray Finger Coral

Stylophora pistillata

Stylophora pistillata

Hood Coral

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