Smooth Flower Coral

Eusmilia fastigiata

This stony coral grows colonies made up of a group of long stalks that form mounds. They can be brown to yellowish tan with an iridescent blue, blue-green tinting. I've observed that some colonies in shallower water have died off in recent years. The stalks grow a few inches tall and colonies can span over 2 feet in diameter.

Smooth Flower Coral - Eusmilia fastigiata
Smooth Flower Coral - Eusmilia fastigiata
Smooth Flower Coral - Eusmilia fastigiata
 
 

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