Diploria is a monotypic genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae. It is represented by a single species, Diploria labyrinthiformis, commonly known as grooved brain coral, and is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It has a familiar, maze-like appearance.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Grooved Brain 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
- Pseudodiploria strigosa
- Colpophyllia natans
- Pseudodiploria clivosa
- Dichocoenia stokesii
- Paragoniastrea australensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Faviidae
- Genus
- Diploria
- Species
- Diploria labyrinthiformis
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