Brain Coral [Leptoria]

Brain Coral
Description

Leptoria is a classic brain coral with broad, flowing folds and valleys that give it a distinctly “wrinkled” look. Divers often enjoy tracing the channels across its surface, which can look like a natural topographic map. In healthy colonies, the living tissue may show fine color variation and a lively texture.

Species
Branching Phyllodesmium
Branching Phyllodesmium

Leptoria phrygia

Least Valley Coral
Least Valley Coral

Leptoria irregularis

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
Order Hard Corals
Scleractinia
Family Merulina & Sunken Ridge Corals
Merulinidae
Statistics
  • Species 2