Rose Coral, Manicina areolata

Rose Coral, Manicina areolata. Collected off Tigertail Beach, Marco Island, Florida, January 2019. Size: 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) x 7.8 cm (3.1 inches).

Rose Coral, Manicina areolata. Collected off  Whitney Beach, Longboat Key, Florida, January 2018. Size: 8.2 cm (3.2 inches) x 5.5 cm (2.2 inches).

Rose Coral, Manicina areolate. Underwater photograph taken with coastal waters off Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, March 2021. Photograph and identification courtesy of Marina Sutormina, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Family:  The Rose Coral is a member of the Faviidae or Brain Coral Family.

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