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BRAIN CORALS : CORALS
SYMMETRICAL BRAIN CORAL
(Pseudodiploria strigosa) < 1.8 m / 6 ft ar e dome sha ed colonies ith con oluted rid es strai hter near colon s ed e . id e to s are smooth.
KNOBBY BRAIN CORAL (Pseudodiploria clivosa) < 1.2 m / 4 ft ounded dome ith no rotrusions. o roo es on long narrow ridges. Valleys are often in a lighter color.
BRAZILIAN ROSE CORAL (Meandrina brasiliensis) < 90 cm / 3 ft
Often confused with other brain corals, Meandrina corals . 79 can also form rounded domes ith lon rid es.
BOULDER BRAIN CORAL (Colpophyllia natans) < 2.5 m / 8 ft Dome-shaped colonies with interconnected ridges. istincti e thin roo es run alon the to s of the rid es.
GROOVED BRAIN CORAL (Diploria labyrinthiformis) < 1.2 m / 4 ft Domed-shaped colonies of interconnected ridges, each ith distincti el ide roo es. an to ello or ro n.
GOLFBALL CORAL
(Favia fragum) < 5 cm / 2 in
Small colonies of elongated polyps with protruding rims. Yellow to brown. Usually found at shallower depths.
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