Dipsastraea matthaii
Knobbly Honeycomb Coral
©David Witherall and Isha Nair: Knobbly Honeycomb Coral (Dipsastraea matthaii), Ocean Free, Green Island
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Merulinidae
Genus
Dipsastraea
Species
Dipsastraea matthaii
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- This coral is a hermaphrodite so when it spawns it releases both sperm and eggs. Ideally they are looking to cross-fertilise, to meet someone new, but if they cannot find anyone they will self-fertilise, creating a mixed up version of themselves and hoping that their grandchildren might find some new blood.
