Finger Coral [Madracis]
Description
Finger coral forms slender, branching or finger-like projections that can resemble small underwater “fingers” reaching into the current. Divers often see it swaying slightly with water movement, and its branching structure provides nooks where tiny reef creatures may hide.
Species
Knob Coral
Madracis auretenra
Branching Knob Coral
Madracis decactis
Madracis asanoi
Madracis asanoi
Madracis asperula
Madracis asperula
Madracis brueggemanni
Madracis brueggemanni
Madracis carmabi
Madracis carmabi
Eight Ray Finger Coral
Madracis formosa
Madracis fragilis
Madracis fragilis
Madracis hellana
Madracis hellana
Madracis interjecta
Madracis interjecta
Madracis kauaiensis
Madracis kauaiensis
Ten Coral
Madracis kirbyi
Striate Finger Coral
Madracis myriaster
Crusty Pencil Coral
Madracis pharensis
Madracis profunda
Madracis profunda
Madracis senaria
Madracis senaria
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Pocillopora & Cauliflower Corals
Pocilloporidae
|
Statistics
- Species 16