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Knobby brain coral
Pseudodiploria clivosa
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
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosa
Boulder Brain CoralColpophyllia natans
Grooved Brain CoralDiploria labyrinthiformis
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea siderea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 502 |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 26 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Quintana Roo | 5 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 |
| Panama | 3 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 |
| Provincia Limón | 2 |
| Colón Province | 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 | Faviidae |
| Genus | Pseudodiploria |
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 Knobby brain coral with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.