Montipora patula, also called the sandpaper or ringed rice coral, is a coral species in the family Acroporidae endemic to Hawaii and is considered a vulnerable species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spreading Rice Coral being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Montipora capitata
- Montipora flabellata
- Echinopora gemmacea
- Pavona maldivensis
- Turbinaria stellulata
- Hydnophora microconos
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Montipora
- Species
- Montipora patula
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