Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Lobed Star Coral
Lobed Star Coral
Scientific Name: Montastraea annularis
Order: Scleractinia
Category: Stony Corals
Size: Colony 1 to 10 ft. (0.3 to 3 m)  
Depth: 6-130 ft. (2-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: Previously thought to be a variation of Boulder Star Coral.

Corals
Stony Corals

Lobed Star Coral

Mountainous Star Coral

Boulder Star Coral

Great Star Coral

Smooth Star Coral

Elliptical Star Coral

Golfball Coral

Mustard Hill Coral

Massive Starlet Coral

Lesser Starlet Coral

Symmetrical Brain Coral

Knobby Brain Coral

Grooved Brain Coral

Boulder Brain Coral

Maze Coral

Whitevalley Maze Coral

Rose Coral

Whitestar Sheet Coral

Fragile Saucer Coral

Dimpled Sheet Coral

Sunray Lettuce Coral

Lettuce Coral

Scaled Lettuce Coral

Low Relief Lettuce Coral

Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral

Ridged Cactus Coral

Knobby Cactus Coral

Rough Cactus Coral

Rough Star Coral

Artichoke/Solitary Disk Coral

Atlantic Mushroom Coral

Spiny Flower Coral

Smooth Flower Coral

Antler Coral

Cauliflower Coral

Needle Coral

Acropora subulata

Rice Coral

Leptoseris explanata

Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Symphyllia radians

Button Coral

Common Mushroom Coral

Fungia concinna

Common Razor Coral

Granular Razor Coral

Ctenactis echinata

Ctenactis albitentaculata

Herpolitha limax

Polyphyllia talpina

Lithophyllon undulatum

Pectinia paeonia

Common Lettuce Coral

Orange Cup Coral

Black Sun Coral

Cladopsammia gracilis

Bubble Coral

Pearl Bubble Coral

Anchor Coral

Staghorn Coral

Elkhorn Coral

Clubtip Finger Coral

Branched Finger Coral

Thin Finger Coral

Pillar Coral

Diffuse Ivory Bush Coral

Yellow Pencil Coral

Ten-Ray Star Coral

Blushing Star Coral

Soft Corals
Gorgonians
Fire Corals
Black Corals
Sea Pens
Lace Corals


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