Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
   └Vacatina (Suborder)
    └Lobophylliidae (Family)
     └Cynarina (Genus)
      └C. lacrymalis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 287961🔗
iNaturalist ID: 503588🔗

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