Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blushing Star Coral
Stephanocoenia intersepta
Blushing Star Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Stephanocoenia intersepta
Size: Colony 0.5 to 2.5 ft. (30 to 75 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Vacatina (Suborder)
    └Astrocoeniidae (Family)
     └Stephanocoenia (Genus)
      └S. intersepta (Species)























































































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