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Giant Cup Mushroom
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
Location: Dumaguete, Philippines
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Giant Cup Mushroom
Also known as:
Elephant Ear Disc Anemone
Category:
Corallimorphs
Scientific Name:
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
Size:
Up to 12 in. (30 cm)
Depth:
10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific, Australia
Cnidaria
(Phylum)
└Anthozoa
(Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia
(Class)
└Corallimorpharia
(Order)
└Discosomidae
(Family)
└Amplexidiscus
(Genus)
Cnidarians
Corallimorphs
Giant Cup Mushroom
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Warty Corallimorph
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Florida Corallimorph
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