Symphyllia recta

(Dana, 1846)

Wrinkle Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, eastern Africa, northwest to Japan, and south to Australia.

Natural Environment: Upper reef slopes and fringing reefs.

General Husbandry: Occasionally seen in the trade, and quite hardy.

Care requirements similar to Symphyllia agaricia.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Mussidae

Genus: Symphyllia