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> Siderastreidae > Coscinaraea
wellsi
Updated 9/13/2013
Family
Siderastreidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Coscinaraea
wellsi
WELLS' CORAL
Uncommon on walls
deeper than 75 feet. Tan with large petaloid septa and dark
centers. Typically forms a small plate with free edges. East Africa
to Japan, Hawaii, and Fiji.
All
coral skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior
to 1998.
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