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Faviidae

8 species · Animals

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Faviidae

Scolymia cubensis is a non-aggressive tropical stony coral found in Bermuda and Jamaica that reproduces sexually and can fuse with other individuals.

Mussa angulosa is a large-polyp colonial stony coral found in Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico waters, hosting symbiotic photosynthetic zooxanthellae.

Colpophyllia natans, the boulder brain coral, is a dominant Caribbean reef-building coral with high bleaching survival when disease does not develop.

Manicina areolata is a small West Atlantic colonial brain coral that has two distinct growth forms, including a self-righting unattached form.

Favia fragum, the golfball coral, is a common reef coral found in the tropical Atlantic, currently listed as least concern by the IUCN.

Pseudodiploria strigosa, the symmetrical brain coral, is a widespread brain coral native to the western Atlantic warm shallow waters.

Pseudodiploria clivosa, the knobby brain coral, is a common massive coral found in the Caribbean region and southern Florida.

Diploria labyrinthiformis is a brain-shaped reef-building Caribbean coral that helps researchers study historical ocean temperature changes.

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