Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Button Coral
Cynarina lacrymalis
Button Coral
Also known as: Cat's Eye Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Cynarina lacrymalis
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-140 ft. (3-43 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Lobophylliidae (Family)
    └Cynarina (Genus)

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