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Family Pocilloporidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Stylophora pistillata

Wakatobi, Indonesia

 

Tutuila, American Samoa

PESTLE STYLOPHORA

Common on shallow reefs exposed to wave action.  Similar in form to Pocillopora with rasp-like surface.  Color variable.  Indo-Pacific excluding Hawaii.

All coral skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior to 1998.