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    Lettuce coral

    Lettuce coral

    Pectinia lactuca

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Lettuce coral (Pectinia lactuca) is recorded at 26 diving areas across 18 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Southern Islands.

    WoRMS

    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyMerulinidae
    GenusPectinia

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