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Knobby Brain Coral

Pseudodiploria clivosa

Classification

Family
Faviidae

Pseudodiploria clivosa, the knobby brain coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs in shallow water in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Description The knobby brain coral is a massive coral that either forms hemispherical domes or, particularly in areas of high wave action, forms plates and encrusts the seabed.

Distribution

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United States of America · 240France · 162Mexico · 49United Kingdom · 42Netherlands · 41Cuba · 14