Head Coral

Dipsastraea favus

• Group: Coral
• Typical depth: 0–50 m
• IUCN status: VU

This stony coral builds dome shaped colonies up to a metre across, its surface packed with neat raised cups about a centimetre wide. It grows at all depths down to 50 metres on reef margins and rocky reefs, and the IUCN lists it as vulnerable.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Merulinidae › Dipsastraea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 718748.