pore coral

Montipora flabellata, known by the common name blue rice coral, is a species of coral in the family Acroporidae. It is found growing on coral reefs in tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is known to be endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Its Hawaiian name translated to Polū laiki ko'a, polū meaning blue, laiki meaning rice, and ko'a meaning corals in ʻŌlelo Hawaii.