Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn & Hamner, 1980 is a animal in the Discosomidae family, order Corallimorpharia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn & Hamner, 1980

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn & Hamner, 1980

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer is a tentacled Indo-West Pacific reef coral that reaches 40 cm in diameter, often forming small colonies.

Family
Genus
Amplexidiscus
Order
Corallimorpharia
Class
Anthozoa

About Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn & Hamner, 1980

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer has a visible body made up of its oral region, which forms a flexible disc. When this disc is extended, it is covered in cone-shaped tentacles. This species can reach a diameter of 40 centimetres (16 inches), and its body color ranges from light beige to brown. This coral frequently forms small colonies, and lives at depths between 5 and 25 metres (16 to 82 feet) on the tops of reefs in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Corallimorpharia Discosomidae Amplexidiscus

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