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Solitary Disk Coral

Scolymia wellsii

Classification

Family
Faviidae

Scolymia, commonly called scoly coral, is a genus of large-polyp stony corals (Scleractinia). These animals are believed date back to the Miocene with three extant species present in the western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Description Unlike most other Scleractinia, Scolymia are solitary corals.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 110Brazil · 11