Clubbed Finger Coral (Porites porites)

CoralverifiedLeast Concern

Porites porites

(Pallas, 1766)

Clubbed Finger Coral

Also known as: Clubtip Finger Coral, Finger Coral, Hump Coral, Thick Finger Coral, Club Finger Coral

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Poritidae

Where to find it

common

Bahamas British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

occasional

Antigua and Barbuda Sint Eustatius Sudan

rare

Belize Saint Kitts and Nevis

Other species in Poritidae

blude curst coral (Porites branneri)

Porites branneri

blude curst coral

Knobby Porous Coral (Porites astreoides)

Porites astreoides

Knobby Porous Coral

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