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updated 3/10/2013

Family Dendrophylliidae

HAWAII

Rhizopsammia verrilli

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Puako, Hawaii, 15 feet

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

VERRILL'S CUP CORAL

An uncommon species under ledges.  Solitary or few polyps with constricted base connected by stolons.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.