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Bumpy star coral

Orbicella franksi

Classification

Orbicella franksi, commonly known as boulder star coral, is a colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is native to shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, Bermuda and Florida, and is listed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Taxonomy Until recently this coral, along with Orbicella faveolata, was thought to be a variety of Orbicella annularis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 805Cuba · 13United Kingdom · 13Netherlands · 12Mexico · 7France · 3