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Goniastrea stelligera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

Family
  
Merulinidae

Genus
  
Goniastrea

Order
  
Scleractinia

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Similar
  
Goniastrea, Scleractinia, Dipsastraea, Merulinidae, Favia

Goniastrea stelligera, commonly known as knob coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It occurs in shallow water on the coast of East Africa and in the Indo-Pacific region. This is a common species of coral but it seems to be decreasing in abundance. The main threat it faces is from the destruction of its coral reef habitat, and it is also moderately susceptible to coral bleaching, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "near threatened".

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Goniastrea stelligera Wikipedia