This genus used to contain many species that are now reclassified into different genera, most notably " Orbicella ".
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It possibly feeds on sponges and likely on the corals " Orbicella faveolata " and " Orbicella annularis " as well as on anemones.
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It possibly feeds on sponges and likely on the corals " Orbicella faveolata " and " Orbicella annularis " as well as on anemones.
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""'Orbicella " "'is a genus of zooxanthellate species and are native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
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A taxonomic revision published in 2012 established that the " Montastraea annularis " species complex formed a separate clade now in the genus " Orbicella " with three species names ( " O . faveolata, O . annularis, O . franksi " ) . " O . annularis " and " O . faveolata " are commonly called the Boulder Star coral and the Mountainous Star coral, respectively.
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