Pseudodiploria strigosa, the symmetrical brain coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow water in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It grows slowly and lives to a great age.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Symmetrical 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
- Colpophyllia natans
- Diploria labyrinthiformis
- Pseudodiploria clivosa
- Paragoniastrea australensis
- Dichocoenia stokesii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Faviidae
- Genus
- Pseudodiploria
- Species
- Pseudodiploria strigosa
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