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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Dendrophyllidae > Turbinaria sp. |
| Encrusting
disk coral Turbinaria sp.* Family Dendrophylliidae updated Sep 2025 Where seen? This hard coral that forms thick encrusting plates is sometimes seen on many of our Southern shores. Features: Colonies up to 15-30cm, sometimes larger. Generally a thick (about 1cm) encrusting plate that follows the contours of the surface. Corallites small (0.5cm) smooth rounded bumps or conical with a large depression in the centre when the polyp is retracted, sometimes just a depression. Corallites generally spaced apart with a smooth surface between them. Polyps tiny rather transparent, usually only seen at night. Colony colours brown, yellowish brown, pinkish beige sometimes with a greenish sheen. The margins usually not in a different colour. Turbinaria irregularis and Turbinaria stellulata may have these features. |
 St. John's Island , Oct 11 |
 Tentacles tiny rather transparent. |
 Corallites smooth rounded bumps, conical or just a depression. |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Encrusting disk corals on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Cyrene Reef, Dec 08  |
 Pulau Hantu, Aug 04  |
 Sentosa, Sep 08  |
 Terumbu Pempang Tengah, Jul 12  |
 Terumbu Pempang Tengah, May 11  |
 Pulau Semakau, Sep 05  |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Biola, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10  |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10  |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10  |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10  |
 Terumbu Salu, Jan 10  |
 Terumbu Salu, Jan 10  |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10  |
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