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Ctenella

Ctenella chagius

Matthai, 1928

Brain Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef slopes.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Scleractinia

    Family: Meandrinidae

    Genus: Ctenella

FYI: Forms smooth rounded domes.

Shown here for identification only.

 Ctenella chagius (Brain Coral)
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