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Coeloseris mayeri
Also known as Mayer's Coral and Boulder Coral, this species is found on shallow and calm upper reef slopes and lagoons. A brown, dome-shaped hard coral with recessed corallite cells. Its colonies are massive and rounded or hillocky. Not very common but distinctive. They feed on plankton.
Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, at depths of 0 to 40m.
Spotted on Feb 14, 2012
Submitted on Feb 22, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks, Atul!
so beautiful !