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Fungia

Fungia horrida

Dana, 1846

Mushroom Coral, Plate Coral, Disk Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Inhabits soft sand and coral rubble zones on reef slopes and lagoon flats, and interconnected sandy reef areas that are protected from strong wave motion and usually seen at depths between 3 - 100 feet (1 - 30 m).

General Husbandry: See Fungia scutaria for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Scleractinia

    Family: Fungiidae

    Genus: Fungia

FYI: In the wild, usually brown, sometimes with radiating stripes or mottled.

Fungia horrida (Mushroom Coral, Plate Coral, Disk Coral)
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