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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Mussidae |
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grooved brain coral Symphyllia sp.* Family Mussidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This fleshy boulder-shaped hard coral with striking white portions is often seen on many of our Southern shores. Features: Colonies seen about 15-20cm, hemispherical and rather flat. Corallites are large (2-5cm) with 'teeth'. The corallites form brain-like patterns with wide valleys (2-3cm wide). There is usually a slight dent or groove along the top of the wall between the corallites. The skeleton is covered with thick, fleshy tissue. The tissue at the top of the wall is white. Colours seen generally dark brown with pale green. These corals may not actually be of the same species, but are grouped together for ease of display. |
 Pulau Semakau, Nov 06  |
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White grooved brain corals on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Jun 07 |
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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.
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