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Bowerbank's Cup Coral

Homophyllia bowerbanki

Classification

Homophyllia bowerbanki is a vulnerable species of coral found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species is moderately common, but it is threatened by crown-of-thorns starfish predation and habitat loss. Description Homophyllia bowerbanki is a small, encrusting coral but occasionally reach a diameter of over 1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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