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Cycloseris cyclolites

Cycloseris cyclolites is a species of disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It was first described by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1815. It is native to the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region where it is found on soft sediment in shallow water.

mushroom coral
Photo: Arjan Gittenberger, Bastian T. Reijnen, Bert W. Hoeksema · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Cycloseris cyclolites is a species of disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It was first described by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1815. It is native to the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region where it is found on soft sediment in shallow water.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Sounds

Audio pronunciation file from the Lingua Libre project.Speaker: Akhilan Recorder: Akhilan · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Cycloseris cyclolites Wikipedia

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