Other animals › Merulinidae
Lobed Star Coral
Orbicella annularis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolata
Ten-Ray Star CoralMadracis decactis
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosa
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoides
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea siderea
Caribbean Sea MatPalythoa caribaeorum
Smooth Star CoralSolenastrea bournoni
Elliptical Star CoralDichocoenia stokesii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 427 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 48 |
| Mexico | 19 |
| Quintana Roo | 17 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Panama | 4 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 3 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 2 |
| Magdalena | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Sea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa |
| Order | Stony Corals · Scleractinia |
| Family | Merulinidae |
| Genus | Orbicella |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lobed Star Coral with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.