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Created 9/8/2021

Family Lobophylliidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Lobophyllia hataii



Okinawa, 25 feet

 

 

HATA'S CACTUS CORAL

Uncommon on sheltered reefs.  Small flat colonies of meandering ribs and shallow flat valleys with two rows of polyps, brownish-green with pale centers.  Red Sea to Japan and Samoa.