Maze Coral

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft in a Caribbean reef.Colonies form both hemispherical heads and flattened plates, up to 1 m in diameter. The ridges are formed by smooth, widely separated septa. There is a thin line along the ridge tops, where the septa come together. Large polyps extend during night.Tan to yellow-brown and brown.

Habitat:

Most reef environments. Distribution from South Florida through all the Caribbean to the north of Brazil.