Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Rough Cactus Coral
Rough Cactus Coral
Scientific Name: Mycetophyllia ferox
Order: Scleractinia
Category: Stony Corals
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 2-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Corals
Stony Corals

Rough Cactus Coral

Ridged Cactus Coral

Diffuse Ivory Bush Coral

Mustard Hill Coral

Thin Finger Coral

Branched Finger Coral

Clubtip Finger Coral

Artichoke/Solitary Disk Coral

Atlantic Mushroom Coral

Lesser Starlet Coral

Massive Starlet Coral

Smooth Star Coral

Blushing Star Coral

Orange Cup Coral

Staghorn Coral

Elkhorn Coral

Scaled Lettuce Coral

Lettuce Coral

Fragile Saucer Coral

Low Relief Lettuce Coral

Boulder Brain Coral

Pillar Coral

Elliptical Star Coral

Knobby Brain Coral

Grooved Brain Coral

Symmetrical Brain Coral

Smooth Flower Coral

Golfball Coral

Sunray Lettuce Coral

Rough Star Coral

Ten-Ray Star Coral

Yellow Pencil Coral

Rose Coral

Whitevalley Maze Coral

Maze Coral

Lobed Star Coral

Great Star Coral

Mountainous Star Coral

Boulder Star Coral

Spiny Flower Coral

Knobby Cactus Coral



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