Oculina virginea [Oculina virginea]
Description
Oculina virginea is a pale, branching coral that can form delicate thickets on rocky or hard-bottom habitats. Divers may find it in calmer areas where it can extend its polyps into the water column, creating a soft, ivory presence that blends with the reef’s shadows.
Where To See Oculina virginea
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Cup & Eyed Corals
Oculinidae
|
| Genus |
Eyed Coral
Oculina
|
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