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Created 9/8/2021

Family Merulinidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi



Pura, Indonesia, 30 feet


Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji, 6 feet
 

GEOFFROY'S CORAL

Uncommon on sandy mud between sheltered reefs of continental coasts and islands.  Softball-sized colonies of several mouths within a central valley, primary ribs with several fine ribs between, fleshy mantle of multiple colors.  Red Sea to Okinawa and Fiji.