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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Fungiidae |
| Long
mushroom hard corals How to tell them apart? updated Oct 10 |
| These elongated
mushroom corals that lie unattached to the ground may look similar
at first glance. Here's more on how to tell them apart. |
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Feather
mushroom hard coral
Ctenactis sp. |
Tongue
mushroom hard coral
Herpolitha limax |
Mole
mushroom hard coral
Polyphyllia talpina |
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Long
central furrow
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Long
central groove
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Central
groove can be indistinct
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Walls
in thin generally unbroken lines running perpendicular to central
groove to the edge
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Walls
in several short overlapping lines running perpendicular to central
groove to the edge
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Short,
petal-shaped walls that form radial patterns, instead of parallel
lines
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More comparisons
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