Cozumel, Mexico
Turks and Caicos
Roatan, Honduras
Rough Star Coral
Isophyllia rigida
Rough Star Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Isophyllia rigida
Synonyms: Isophyllastrea rigida
Size: Colony 3 to 7 in. (8 to 18 cm)
Depth: 3-65 ft. (1-20 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia (Class)
└Scleractinia (Order)
└Vacatina (Suborder)
└Faviidae (Family)
└Mussinae (Subfamily)
└Isophyllia (Genus)
└I. rigida (Species)
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