Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Rose Coral
Manicina areolata
Rose Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Manicina areolata
Size: Colony 2 to 6 in. (5 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 2-200 ft. (1-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Vacatina (Suborder)
    └Faviidae (Family)
     └Faviinae (Subfamily)
      └Manicina (Genus)
       └M. areolata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 290327🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105170🔗

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