Bumpy Star Coral (Orbicella franksi)

CoralverifiedNear Threatened

Orbicella franksi

(Gregory, 1895)

Bumpy Star Coral

Also known as: Boulder Star Coral

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Merulinidae

Where to find it

common

Bahamas British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Colombia Cuba Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Other species in Merulinidae

Caribbean Star Coral (Orbicella annularis)

Orbicella annularis

Caribbean Star Coral

Boulder Star Coral (Orbicella faveolata)

Orbicella faveolata

Boulder Star Coral

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