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Leptastrea

Leptastrea bottae

(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Star Coral, Crust Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread, yet uncommon in the wild.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected reef slopes and intertidal areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Scleractinia

    Family: Faviidae

    Genus: Leptastrea

FYI: In the wild, form massive to encrusting colonies with round corallites separated by groove, and usually cream.

Shown here for identification only.

 Leptastrea bottae (Star Coral, Crust Coral)
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