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Genus Mycetophyllia Milne Edwards and Haime 1848. Flat
colonies with outward radiating valleys. Poorly developed columellae.
Septa-costae are outward facing. Found in the Caribbean
only.
| Mycetophyllia aliciae, Knobby Cactus, Thin
Fungus Coral. Usually found as thin convex plates, with distinctive
raised star-shaped polyps. Bordered by ridges that run inward,
though less pronounced, common than others of the genus in the
region. Bahamas pix. |
 
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| Mycetophyllia danaana, Low Ridge Cactus
Coral. Colonies as flat plates, mounds, domes. Ridges about edge
turn to the inside, often crossing center, intertwine (definitive
differences from M. lamarckiana in the same area). Occurs in
green, brown, gray. Six to fifteen inches across. Bahamas pix. |
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| Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 1973. Colonies
mainly as rounded plates, knobbed corallites, and covered with sinuous valleys/mazes that
at times form closed borders (only member of the genus that forms
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| Mycetophyllia lamarckiana, Ridged Cactus,
Large Cactus, Fungus Coral. Colonies as flat, wavy-edged plates.
Ridges fleshy, don't extend to centers, and don't interconnect. Wide, shallow valleys,
usually fleshy. Color variable: browns, greens, grays. 6-12 inches
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