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Fungia

Fungia paumotensis

Stutchbury, 1833

Mushroom Coral, Plate Coral, Disk Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Reef slopes and lagoons

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.

 Fungia paumotensis (Mushroom Coral, Plate Coral, Disk Coral)
Photo © Franck Meri
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