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Family Agariciidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Leptoseris papyracea

Ala Moana, Oahu, 250 feet

PAPYRUS CORAL

Uncommon on sandy rubble at depths greater than 150 feet.  Forms clumps.  Branches are less than 1/4 inch wide and very fragile.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific & Tropical Eastern Pacific.

All coral skeletons illustrated are from a permitted scientific collection.