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Elliptical Star Coral

Dichocoenia stokesii

Description:

Colonies form rounded heads, domes or flattened plates. Rounded colonies may reach 40 cm in diameter. The corallites protrude and are irregular, elliptical, circular or Y-shaped.Cream to yellow and brown.

Habitat:

Inhabit most reef environments, down to 70 m. From Florida all the Caribbean sea to north Brazil.

Notes:

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Dec 11, 2012
Submitted on Dec 11, 2012

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