Halona Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet

Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet

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Ke'ei, Hawaii, 25 feet

100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

Corsair wreck, Oahu, 100 feet

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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet

YO-257 wreck, Oahu, 90 feet

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Uncommon on shallow vertical surfaces.  Corallites may be solitary or arranged within short valleys with more-or-less sharp ridges.  May be confused with Sandpaper Coral but lacks the characteristic sandpaper texture.  Color extremely variable, cream, tan, green, orange, gray, or brown with dark centers.  Psammocora haimeana Milne, Edwards & Haime, 1851 is a synonym.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.

All coral skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior to 1998.