Cauliflower corals  (Pocillopora spp.)

Range

Pocillopora corals are distributed widely in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (3).

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Habitat

Cauliflower corals occur in habitats ranging from exposed reef fronts to protected lagoons and lower reef slopes. One species, P. molokensis, occurs only in deep water (3).