Pencil coral Madracis asperula

Classification

Astrocoeniidae [family]

Madracis [genus] (9)

asperula [species]

Classification

Astrocoeniidae [family]

Madracis [genus] (9)

asperula [species]

Names

English name	Pencil coral
Valid name	Madracis asperula (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Cnidaria [phylum] Cnidarians
  - Anthozoa [class] Gorgonians, Corals and Anemones
    - Hexacorallia [subclass] Stony Corals
      - Scleractinia [order] Stony Corals
        
        Astrocoeniidae [family]
        
        Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 [genus]
        
        Madracis asperula (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) [species] Pencil coral