Brain Coral

Mussismilia harttii est une espèce de coraux appartenant à la famille des Mussidae.

Brain coral is a common name given to various corals in the families Mussidae and Merulinidae, so called due to their generally spheroid shape and grooved surface, which resembles a brain. Each head of coral is formed by a colony of genetically identical polyps which secrete a hard skeleton of calcium carbonate; this makes them important coral reef builders like other stony corals in the order Scleractinia. Brain corals are found in shallow warm water coral reefs in all the world's oceans.

Mussismilia es un género de corales de la familia Mussidae. Pertenece al grupo de los corales hermatípicos, del orden Scleractinia. Especies El Registro Mundial de Especies Marinas reconoce tres especies en el género,​ siendo valoradas por la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas: Mussismilia braziliensis.