Lobophyllia hataii

Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936

Flat Brain Coral, Lobed Brain Coral

Range: Indo West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, eastern Africa, and north to Japan and south to the Central Pacific Ocean along with western and eastern Australia.

Natural Environment: Found on upper protected reef slopes

Aquarium Suitability: Not purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Mussidae

Genus: Lobophyllia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.