Elegance coral
Catalaphyllia jardinei
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Genus
- Catalaphyllia
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 14 countries and 5 regions.
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 1 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 2 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 1 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- North Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 1 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 1 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
- Mafia Island, Tanzania - 2 records
- Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - 1 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 1 records
- Siargao, Philippines - 4 records