Rough cactus coral
Mycetophyllia ferox
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: CR - Critically Endangered - facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Faviidae
- Genus
- Mycetophyllia
Where to Find
Found in 21 diving areas across 15 countries and 4 regions.
- Bimini, Bahamas - 20 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 62 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 53 records
- Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands - 5 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 4 records
- Isla de la Juventud, Cuba - 1 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 1 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 1 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 1 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 43 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 24 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 24 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 48 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 64 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
- Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica - 5 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 3 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 3 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 199 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 1 records