Golf Ball Coral [Siderastrea]

Description

Golf Ball Coral forms rounded, bumpy mounds that can look like tiny spheres scattered across the reef. Divers often notice the tight, textured surface and the way the colony’s shape creates a “speckled” pattern in shallow, clear water.

Species

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea

Lesser Starlet Coral

Siderastrea radians

African Pillow Coral

Siderastrea savignyana

Starlet Coral

Siderastrea stellata

Taxonomy