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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Dendrophyllidae > Turbinaria sp. |
| Thin
disk coral Turbinaria sp.* Family Dendrophylliidae updated Sep 2025 Where seen? This hard coral that forms thin cup-shaped colonies is sometimes seen on our Southern shores. Features: Colonies up to 15-20cm, generally a very thin plate (0.2-0.5cm) forming a cup or inverted cone. Sometimes, the edges are slightly wavy. Corallites tiny (less than 0.2cm) low rounded bumps with a large depression in the centre where the polyps sit. Corallites generally spaced apart with a smooth surface between them. Polyps tiny with few tentacles, usually only seen at night. Colony colours seen include yellow, brown, green and bluish, edges may be pale or in a different colour. Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria mesenterina and Turbinaria frondens may have these features. |
 Tuas, Jul 06  |
 Sisters Island, May 12  |
 Tuas, Apr 04  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Thin disk corals on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 St. John's Island, Aug 08  |
 Tuas, Aug 04  |
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