Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Great Star Coral
Montastraea cavernosa
Great Star Coral
Also known as: Greater Star Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Montastraea cavernosa
Size: Colony 2 to 9 ft. (0.6 to 3 m)  
Depth: 6-300 ft. (2-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Vacatina (Suborder)
    └Montastraeidae (Family)
     └Montastraea (Genus)
      └M. cavernosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 287962🔗
iNaturalist ID: 106051🔗

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