Porites attenuata

Nemenzo, 1955

Mustard Branched Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, south Marshall Islands, New Caledonia and the Great Barrier Reef.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected reefs and generally seen at depths between 6 to 65 feet (2 - 20 m).

General Husbandry: Not collected the trade.

If available, would have the husbandry for Porites cylindrical.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Poritidae

Genus: Porites

FYI: In the wild, small branching colonies, sometimes with an encrusting base and usually bright yellow-green, and also pale brown.