Starry petaloid coral (Psammocora stellata)

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Facts – Starry petaloid coral

Synonyms:	Psammocora brighami

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Cnidaria
Class	Anthozoa
Order	Scleractinia
Family	Siderastreidae
Genus	Psammocora (1)

Status – Starry petaloid coral

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Starry petaloid coral

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IUCN Red List (February, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
CITES (February, 2009)
http://www.cites.org

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Starry petaloid coral amongst rocks

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Starry petaloid coral amongst rocks

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