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Family Dendrophylliidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Turbinaria peltata

Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 45 feet

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PAGODA or TURBAN CUP CORAL

Fairly common on reef dropoffs in murky water.  Forms gray or brown overlapping plates or irregular columns with polyps 6mm in diameter.  Red Sea through Southern Japan, Australia & Samoa.