Artichoke Coral Scolymia cubensis

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Mussidae [family]

Scolymia [genus] (3)

Mussidae [family]

Scolymia [genus] (3)

Recorded on	Curaçao
	Saba Bank
	Sint Eustatius

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten and Saba.

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Hoek, C. van den, Breeman, A.M., Bak, R.P.M. & Buurt, G. van 1978. The distribution of Algae, Corals and Gorgonians in relation to depth, light attenuation, water movement and grazing pressure in the fringing coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 5: 1-46.
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MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.