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flat lettuce coral

Echinophyllia aspera

Classification

Echinophyllia aspera, commonly known as the Chalice coral, is a species of large polyp stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae. It is a colonial coral which is partly encrusting and partly forms laminate plates or tiers. It is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 17United States of America · 1