Porites lobata, lobe coral Description
English: "Coral Garden" with Porites lobata at Neva Shoals, Lisianski Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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Porites lobata, known by the common name lobe coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Poritidae. It is found growing on coral reefs in tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Order: Scleractinia, Family: Poritidae, Genus: Porites, Species: Porites lobata (Dana, 1846), Synonyms: Caulastrea tumida Matthai, 1928.
