Eusmilia fastigiata

(Pallas, 1766)

Smooth Flower Coral

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow to deep fore reefs and usually seen at depths between 3 to 200 feet (1 - 60 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Meandrinidae

Genus: Eusmilia

FYI: Colonies form clumps of tubular corallites with each having a round to oval shape, and generally seen as yellowish to brown or grey.

Shown here for identification only.