Montipora circumvallata

(Ehrenberg, 1834)

Encrusting Montipora

Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Montipora

FYI: In the wild, has an encrusting base with some irregular upward growth and usually a greenish-grey.

Shown here for identification only.