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PLATE CORALS : CORALS
DIMPLED SHEET CORAL (Agaricia grahamae) < 1.8 m / 6 ft
ar e attened lates often arran ed in fan sha es. istincti e tin dar itted ol s nestled in lo alle s.
WHITESTAR SHEET CORAL (Agaricia lamarcki) < 1.8 m / 6 ft
ar e attened lates often in fan sha es. istincti e tin hite star sha ed ol s nestled in lo alle s.
SCROLL CORAL
(Agaricia undata) < 1.8 m / 6 ft
ar e lates often s iralin and cur in u ards. in polyps only found on the steep side of concentric ridges.
HONEYCOMB PLATE CORAL (Porites colonensis) < 25 cm / 10 in Flattened reddish-brown ridgeless plates, occasionally with protruding lumps. Pale contrasting center on polyps.
O O
(Agaricia undata)
Sometimes plate corals can be found in contrasting colors. Most often with wide light brown outer edges.
FRAGILE SAUCER CORAL (Agaricia fragilis) < 15 cm / 6 in
mall thin saucer sha ed lates. id es and alle s form concentric layers of circles. Often greenish polyps.
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