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Thin Finger Coral

Porites divaricata

Description:

Branching colonies, which may cover up to 1 or 2 square metres, but usually this species is found in small clumps. The branches of this species are more widely spaced and open than the two other branching Porites and frequently divide near their tips. Branches are slender, and may be at right angles to their main stem.

Habitat:

A shallow water species, most common on back reefs.Found from Florida all the Caribbean sea , Central America to Brazil.

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Dec 8, 2012
Submitted on Dec 8, 2012

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