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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Faviidae |
| Maze
favid corals Family Faviidae updated Nov 11 Where seen? These corals with maze-like patterns are commonly seen on many of our Southern shores. Features: Colonies seen about 10-30cm, sometimes larger. The corallites have shared walls that form meandering patterns. Some species of Favid corals recorded for Singapore that have these patterns include: Platygyra, Goniastrea and Oulophyllia species. It's hard to distinguish them without close examination of small features and they are grouped here by large external features for convenience of display. The main types of patterns on this website are:
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.