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Updated 9/9/2021

Family Oculinidae

TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

Oculina diffusa



Higg's Beach, Key West, FL, 15 feet
 

Blue Heron Bridge, FL

 



Spanish Harbor Key, FL, 4 feet
  
   

DIFFUSE IVORY BUSH CORAL

Uncommon in shaded areas on reefs or seagrass beds.  Thin ragged branches with calices 5mm in diameter, white or light tan.  Florida to Venezuela & the Gulf of Mexico.