Echinophyllia
Echinophyllia is a genus of large polyp stony corals. Members of this genus are colonial corals and are generally foliaceous, usually with very thin leaves. They are native to the Indo-Pacific and are sometimes found in reef aquariums.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Flat Lettuce Coral
speciesEchinophyllia aspera
Echinophyllia glabra
speciesEchinophyllia glabra
Echinophyllia patula
speciesEchinophyllia patula
Flat Lettuce Coral
speciesEchinophyllia echinoporoides
Echinophyllia orpheensis
speciesEchinophyllia orpheensis
Echinophyllia tarae
speciesEchinophyllia tarae
Echinophyllia bulbosa
speciesEchinophyllia bulbosa
Echinophyllia costata
speciesEchinophyllia costata
Echinophyllia pectinata
speciesEchinophyllia pectinata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 503546.