Ivory tree coral (Oculina varicosa)

Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina varicosa) Photo: NOAA

Status
ESA Species of Concern - West Indies, Bermuda, North Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Oculinidae
Genus: Oculina
Species: varicosa

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
Species of Concern Fact Sheet: Detailed	n/a	02/23/2010
Fact Sheet Highlights	n/a	02/23/2010

More Information

• NOAA Research Leads to Preservation of the Ivory Tree Coral in Florida's Oculina Banks