Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family Mussidae

Symphyllia

Common names include Meat Coral, Wrinkle Coral, Lobed Brain Coral, Pacific Cactus Coral, Closed Brain, Dented Brain, and simply Brain Coral. That's because these photosynthetic corals are similar in shape to Lobophyllia, with large meandering tissue ridges. Very hardy and undemanding and colors vary, e.g., combinations of green, cream, brown, and gray.

  • S. agaricia Brain Coral
  • S. radians Brain Coral
  • S. recta Wrinkle Coral


    Soft Corals - Hydrocorals - Octocorals 1 - Octocorals 2 - Octocorals 3 - Octocorals4 - Gorgonia/Sea Pens - Sea Anemones - Corallimorpharia - Zoanthids - Black Corals - Oddballs
    Stony Corals - Acanthastrea - Acropora - Alveopora - Blastomussa - Caryophyllia - Catalaphyllia - Caulastrea - Cynarina - Diploastrea - Diploria - Euphyllia - Favia - Favites - Fungia - Galaxea - Goniopora - Heliofungia - Herpolitha - Hydnophora - Leptoria - Lobophyllia - Montastraea - Montipora - Mussa - Mycedium - Nemenzophyllia - Oculina - Pachyseris - Pavona - Physogyra - Platygyra - Plerogyra - Pocillopora - Porites - Scolymia - Seriatopora - Stylophora - Symphyllia - Trachyphyllia - Tubastraea - Turbinaria - Oddballs
    Joint-Legged Animals - Copepods, Mysis, Krill, Isopods, and Amphipods - Barnacles - Shrimp - Lobsters - Hermit Crabs - True Crabs - Oddballs
    Molluscs - Clams - Snails/Abalone/Limpets - Sea Hares/Slugs/Nudibranchs - Octopi/Cuttlefish/Squid/Nautilus - Oddballs
    Echinoderms - Sea Lilies/Feather Stars - Starfish/Sea Stars and Basket Stars - Brittle Stars - Urchins/Heart Urchins/Sand Dollars - Sea Cucumbers - Oddballs
    Other Inverts - Sponges - Jellyfish - Sea Squirts - Worms - Plankton - Oddballs

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