Spiny Flower Coral
VU — Vulnerable

Spiny Flower Coral

Mussa angulosa

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

32

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Faviidae

Genus

Mussa

Spiny Flower Coral belongs to the family Faviidae, order Scleractinia, within the Anthozoa class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

MARINEMajor
06 — Range

Found in 32 Countries

ArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicGuadeloupeHondurasIndiaItalyJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNetherlandsNicaraguaPanamaPuerto RicoSt. MartinTrinidad & TobagoTurks & Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited KingdomUnited StatesVenezuela
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Spiny Flower Coral (Mussa angulosa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/spiny-flower-coral

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