Saltwater
Common Mushroom Coral
Fungia fungites
Fungiidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Large-polyp stony coral (LPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Low
- Placement
- On the sand
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in American Samoa, Australia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Guam, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Fungia is a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae. It is monotypic with the single species Fungia fungites, which is found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
Other names
In other languages
- Mushroom coral
