Meandrina meandrites, scleractinian coral

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Animalia (Kingdom) - Cnidaria (Phylum) - Anthozoa (Class) - Hexacorallia (Subclass) - Scleractinia (Order) Meandrinidae (Family) - Meandrina (Genus) - Meandrina meandrites (Species)

Meandrina Meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758). On this genus of hard coral species, colonies generally present flat or submassive morphology. Regularly arranged neat valleys with solid and exsert septa. This specie distribution is mainly restricted to the Caribbean Sea with some occurences on the Brazilian coasts and Bermuda.

• This model was obtained as a part of a monitoring protocol on the CCRRP restoration area during my Ms thesis on Cozumel Island on 2018 collaborating with Global Coral Reef Alliance.

• Pictures were taken with a Sony RX100V camera inside an underwater housing Sony without any artificial light source.