Details of Corals

Honeycomb Corals - Diploastrea heliopora

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Flown Kimmerling

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Fantastic! Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Lisa.
  I thought so too and decided to post to share, even though I couldn't find the ID yet even to genus level :( Posted 7 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Beautiful pattern! Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Yes they are, Marta.
  Am sure you have come across this and many other hard corals showing this beautiful designs :) Posted 7 years ago

Christine Young

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Beautiful! The details when zooming in are awesome! Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Christine for your appreciation :) Posted 7 years ago

The Honeycomb coral

''Diploastrea heliopora'', known commonly as the diploastrea brain coral or honeycomb coral among other vernacular names, is a species of hard coral in the family Diploastreidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Diploastrea''. This species can form massive dome-shaped colonies of great size.

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Similar species: Stony Corals

Species identified by Albert Kang