Sinuous Cup Coral

hi Blogs! actually they are rather sinuous however not very elongated which is characteristic of symphyllia. on the other hand, favids have distinct conical corallites. hope this helps!

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical to flat. Valleys are sinuous or straight, averaging 35 millimetres wide and are usually separated by a narrow groove. Walls have a thick fleshy appearance. Septa are thick and have large teeth. Columellae are usually in two rows. Colour: Brown, green or red, usually with distinctly contrasting valley and wall colours. Similar species: Symphyllia radians, which has smaller, straighter valleys. See also S. hassi. Lobophyllia flabelliformis can look similar underwater. Habitat: Exposed upper reef slopes. Abundance: Uncommon. Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

ahahahaa,, trying my best sir., i actually want to be a coral specialist.. >_< aahaha,, so im doing little things like this. ^_^

No problem sir, i actually had fun looking for it, i had this in my database of species in my research at Lagundi reef.. ^_^

cge sir i'll see,,good point sir.. ^_^

i think coloration is the one only thing different sir..

Sir its not a brain coral.. i thought at first it was.. ^_^