Ctenactis echinata

Description:

A brown oval-disc stony Coral, about 25cm in size, a free-living species of solitary disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It has an axial furrow extending along most of its length with usually a single mouth opening

Habitat:

Spotted at Pulu Cinta, a sandy atoll reef at Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Notes:

This is a common species throughout its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Order: Scleractinia Family: Fungiidae Genus: Ctenactis Species: C. echinata