Stony Mussidae Family Coral Photos

Referred to overall as Meat and Tooth Coral, other names like Lobed/Flat/Dented/Open Brain, Button, Doughnut, and Disk Coral are applied to most all members of the Mussidae family, which spans 12 Pacific and Atlantic genera. Other common species names: Blastomussa-Pineapple; Cynarina-Cat's Eye; Lobophyllia-Modern, Large Flower; Symphyllia-Pacific Cactus; Scolymia-Mushroom Coral.