Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Rice Coral
Montipora capitata
Rice Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Montipora capitata
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Refertina (Suborder)
    └Acroporidae (Family)
     └Montipora (Genus)
      └M. capitata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 287697🔗
iNaturalist ID: 106074🔗

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