†Orbicella benoisti Koby 1906 (stony coral)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Belongs to Orbicella according to Koby 1906
Sister taxa: Orbicella annularis, Orbicella boehmi, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi, Orbicella limbata, Orbicella linggapadangensis, Orbicella murrayi, Orbicella nancyi, Orbicella pleiades, Orbicella praeheliopora
Type specimen: NMB-D6451 (Holotype)
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orbicella benoisti in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.