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Lobophyllia hemprichii
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Genus Cynarina Bruggemann 1877. Single, circular polyps,
with prominent/large lobed septa evident (as opposed to the similar
Scolymia of this family). Typically tissue is inflated with water
during day (tentacles out only at night). Monotypic genus (one
species).
| Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne Edwards and Haime
1848). Button, Meat, Record, my fave: Donut... Coral. A popular
aquarium species that prefers medium to lower light intensity. Many
color varieties. Able to expand more than twice its skeletal size.
N. Sulawesi specimen at right, aquarium ones below. |
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Genus Isophyllastrea
| Isophyllastrea rigida, Rough Star Coral,
Polygonal Coral. Tropical West Atlantic. Dome-shaped. Ridge along
midline of septa. One each in Cancun and Cozumel,
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Genus Isophyllia Milne Edwards and Haime 1851. Small colonies
(typically under eight inches in diameter), flat to slightly
dome-shaped. Thin septae and columnellae (on dead skeleton appearance).
Found only in the tropical West Atlantic.
| Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis and Solander
1786). Distinctive for its range. Meandering valleys. Not common.
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