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    Birdsnest coral

    Birdsnest coral

    Seriatopora caliendrum

    Hard Corals
    Vulnerable

    The Birdsnest coral (Seriatopora caliendrum) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 15 countries, most often around Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Kerama Islands and Kenting National Park.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally 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
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    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
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    HalmaheraIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    KomodoIndonesia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyPocilloporidae
    GenusSeriatopora

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