Artichoke Coral
Scolymia cubensis
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
- Scolymia
Where to Find
Found in 20 diving areas across 13 countries and 4 regions.
- Abaco, Bahamas - 5 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 7 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 1 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 9 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 36 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 30 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 32 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 16 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 13 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 46 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 34 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 1 records
- Roatán, Honduras - 2 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 2 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 11 records