Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
Common names
Open Brain Coral, Green Open Brain, Crater Coral, Folded Coral, Puffed Coral
Genus
Trachyphyllia
Family
Trachyphylliidae
Order
Scleractinia
Subclass
Zoantharia
Class
Anthozoa
Phylum
Cnidaria
Local ecology
Distribution
Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea.
Habitat
Inter-reef environments and on soft substrates around continental islands (Veron, 2000)
Biological characteristics
Description
Free-living. Flabello-meandroid. Usually hourglass shaped. Valleys have large regular septa and paliform lobes and a large columella of tangled spines. Fleshy polyps.
Maximum size
8cm TL
Zooxanthellate
Ahermatypic
Open Brain Coral Trachyphyllia geoffroyi in aquarium.
Slightly damaged Open Brain Coral Trachyphyllia geoffroyi in aquarium.
References
Veron J.E.N. 2000. Corals of the World - Volumes 1, 2, 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia. 1382pp.