Coral with round star‑shaped patterns and textured ridges.

Moon coral

Favia sp.
Where at Shedd?
Wonder of Water Wild Reef
Diet Very small animals and plant-like organisms called zooplankton and phytoplankton and nourishment from photosynthesis with symbiotic zooxanthellae
Size Up to 3 feet in diameter
Type Corals & Anemones
Range Indian and West-Central Pacific Oceans
Habitat Reefs

Did you know?

  1. As its name suggests, moon corals grow fairly large and have a round shape.
  2. When our excess carbon dioxide enters the water, the ocean becomes more acidic. This harms protective skeleton growth in corals and shell growth in lobsters, crabs and other shellfish.
  3. Joining your community to reduce the use of fossil fuels is one way to keep our excess carbon dioxide out of the ocean and support corals reefs for generations to come.