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Lobophyllia

Lobophyllia corymbosa

(Forskal, 1775)

Lobed Brain Coral, Folded Cup Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, eastern Africa, and north to Japan and south to the Central Pacific Ocean along with western and eastern Australia.

Natural Environment: Found along upper reef slopes, sometimes in a vertical position and somewhat common in some locales .

Aquarium Suitability: Not purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Scleractinia

    Family: Mussidae

    Genus: Lobophyllia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Lobophyllia corymbosa (Lobed Brain Coral, Folded Cup Coral)
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