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Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Scientific name: Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Cnidaria → Class Anthozoa → Subclass Hexacorallia → Order Corallimorpharia → Family Discosomidae → Genus Amplexidiscus

Common name: Giant Cup Mushroom Coral
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesCnidarians

Sometimes called elephant ear anemone, though it's a corallimorph.

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Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Giant Cup Mushroom Coral)
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