Lobophyllia costata

Lobophyllia costata
Lobophyllia costata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Lobophylliidae
Genus:	Lobophyllia
Species:	L. costata
Binomial name
Lobophyllia costata (Dana, 1846)
Synonyms
Mussa costata Dana, 1846 [1]

Lobophyllia costata, common name lobed cactus coral, is a species of large polyp stony coral in the family Lobophylliidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is present in the Indo-Pacific. ^[3]

Habitat

These tropical reef-associated corals can be found in the upper reef slopes and in the lagoonsat a depth of 3–25 m. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia
2. WoRMS
3. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D.Catalogue of life Catalogue of Life
4. Sealife Base
5. Reeflex

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