Diploastrea brain coral
A species of Diploastrea Scientific name : Diploastrea heliopora Genus : Diploastrea
Diploastrea brain coral, A species of Diploastrea
Botanical name: Diploastrea heliopora
Genus: Diploastrea
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Description
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Description
A colonial species, D. heliopora grows into domes 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) or more across. The corallites are plocoid (with an individual wall), round and closely packed, about 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter and formed by extratentacular budding. The corallite walls are distinctive, being not solid but formed from the enlarged outer ends of the septa, which are not connected to each other. The columellae are large. The coral has a smooth surface and is usually cream or greyish-brown, sometimes tinged with green. It is a zooxanthellate species.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Cnidarians Class
Sea anemones and corals Order
Hard corals Family
Diploastreidae Genus
Diploastrea Species
Diploastrea brain coral 
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