Agariciidae
The Agariciidae are a family of reef-building stony corals. This family includes cactus corals, elephant skin corals, plate corals, and lettuce corals. Members of the family include symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae in their tissues which help provide their energy requirements.
8 branches of this family, most-observed first
Pavona
genusPavona
Agaricia
genusAgaricia
Porcelain Corals
genusLeptoseris
Gardineroseris
genusGardineroseris
Helioseris
genusHelioseris
Thalamophyllia
genusThalamophyllia
Pseudomadrepora
genusPseudomadrepora
Dactylotrochus
genusDactylotrochus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85562.