Ten-ray Star Coral, Madracis decactis

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Family Astrocoeniidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Madracis decactis

Key West, 25 feet	Fluorescent, Benwood wreck, Key Largo, 40 feet

TEN-RAY STAR CORAL

Locally common on reefs and ledges. Forms knobby encrustations with club-shaped branch tips, greenish or yellowish brown or gray. Bermuda & Florida to Brazil.