Location: Turks and Caicos
Lobed Star Coral
Orbicella annularis
Lobed Star Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Orbicella annularis
Synonyms: Montastraea annularis
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.Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia (Class)
└Scleractinia (Order)
└Merulinidae (Family)
└Orbicella (Genus)
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