Lesser Starlet Coral (Siderastrea radians)

CoralverifiedLeast Concern

Siderastrea radians

(Pallas, 1766)

Lesser Starlet Coral

Also known as: Shallow-Water Starlet Coral, Starlet Coral

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Rhizangiidae

Where to find it

common

British Virgin Islands Costa Rica (Caribbean)

occasional

Jamaica U.S. Virgin Islands

rare

Colombia Sint Eustatius

Other species in Rhizangiidae

Massive Starlet Coral (Siderastrea siderea)

Siderastrea siderea

Massive Starlet Coral

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