Starry petaloid coral
Psammocora stellata
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
- Psammocoridae
- Genus
- Psammocora
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 13 countries and 4 regions.
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 1 records
- Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji - 2 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 1 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 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
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile - 5 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 131 records