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Mushroom Corals

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Mushroom Coral

Mushroom corals are often flat or dome-shaped, and circular or slightly oval in shape, resembling the cap of a mushroom. Most mushroom shaped corals are solitary forms living unattached to any underlying substrate. They are found in Indo-Pacific waters.

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