Favites rotundata [Favites rotundata]
Description
Favites rotundata commonly grows as rounded, boulder-like colonies that can look smooth at first glance, then reveal intricate surface detail up close. Divers may spot the coral’s small, tightly packed polyps and the way the colony’s shape creates natural “shadows” that make it pop in the water.
Where To See Favites rotundata
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Merulina & Sunken Ridge Corals
Merulinidae
|
| Genus |
Closed Brain Coral
Favites
|
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