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Family Siderastreidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Siderastrea siderea

9-foot Stake, Key West, FL, 25 feet

Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 40 feet

 

cropped

MASSIVE STARLET CORAL

Very common on shallow reefs.  Large domes, light reddish-brown, with uniform, widely-spaced calices 3 to 5 mm wide with fine ribs, flat area around calices very narrow.  Bermuda & Florida to Venezuela & the Gulf of Mexico.