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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.