Flat Lettuce Coral [Echinophyllia echinoporoides]
Description
Flat Lettuce Coral forms broad, plate-like mounds with a “lettuce” look—its surface is made of tightly packed, rounded bumps. Divers often notice its subtle, mottled colors and the way it grows in low, spreading patches on reef slopes.
Where To See Flat Lettuce Coral
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Lobophyllid & Brain Corals
Lobophylliidae
|
| Genus |
Hedgehog Coral
Echinophyllia
|
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