Echinopora gemmacea

(Lamarck, 1816)

Hedgehog Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, Eastern Africa, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Marshall Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Caledonia and Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected reef slopes and lagoons and generally seen at depths between 10 to 100 feet (3 - 30 m).

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Faviidae

Genus: Echinopora

FYI: In the wild, forms massive encrusting growths, sometimes forming contorted branches, and usually grey, pale cream or dark brown.

Shown here for identification only.

Should it become available, see Echinopora horrida for suggested aquarium husbandry.