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Ten-ray star coral

Madracis decactis

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take at -35 feet in a Caribbean reef. this is a coral of shallow water make colonies up to 15 cm in diameter with short clubbed branches of 2-3 cm in diameter. In deeper water, the species forms encrusting colonies, sometimes with hillocks or lobes.color varies from purple brown to green brown, beautiful star polyps.

Habitat:

Found on coral reef from Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.

Reference Links:

Coralpedia - Madracis carmabi

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Comments (2)
LarsKorb
nice - like a small alien landscape of its own

Spotted for Missions

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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