Brain Coral, Lobophyllia recta (Dana, 1846)

This coral is from the group of corals called brain corals because the sinuous folding shapes of their surface look rather like the surface of a brain. This species, <em>Lobophyllia recta</em>, belongs to a family called the lobo or lobed brain corals. These are stony corals that build a hard skeleton of calcium carbonate. While the hard dry skeleton is all that is seen here, when alive it would

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Lobophyllia Brain Coral (Lobophyllia sp.) Species Profile

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The Lobophyllia Brain Coral, Lobophyllia hemprichii, is an LPS coral often known by the names of Lobed Brain Coral, Colored Brain Coral, Carpet Brain

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