Siderastrea radians, also known as the lesser starlet coral or the shallow-water starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae. It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean as small, solid mounds or encrusting sheets.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lesser Starlet 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
- Leptastrea purpurea
- Stephanocoenia intersepta
- Solenastrea bournoni
- Plesiastrea versipora
- Favia fragum
- Pseudosiderastrea tayamai
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Rhizangiidae
- Genus
- Siderastrea
- Species
- Siderastrea radians
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