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Family Siderastreidae
WESTERN ATLANTIC
Siderastrea radians
Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 40 feet
cropped
LESSER STARLET CORAL
Common on shallow reefs. Dome-shaped, light brown, with deep, flat-bottomed calices 3mm wide with strong ribs of 3 distinct sizes, flat area around calices indistinct. Bermuda & North Carolina to Venezuela & the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa.