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Mountainous Star Coral
Orbicella faveolata
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
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularis
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoides
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosa
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksi
Berthellina quadridens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,443 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 302 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 5 |
| Provincia Limón | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Quintana Roo | 3 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | 1 |
| Provincia Cartago | 1 |
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 Mountainous Star Coral with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.