Pineapple coral (Blastomussa merleti)

Also known as:	blasto, branched cup coral
Synonyms:	Blastomussa merletti

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Cnidaria
Class	Anthozoa
Order	Scleractinia
Family	Mussidae
Genus	Blastomussa (1)

Blastomussa merleti is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Information on Blastomussa merleti is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (May, 2011)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (May, 2011)
   http://www.cites.org