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Moon Coral 
 
 
Group:
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic


Species/Common Names:
Favites abdita
Favites acuticollis
Favites bestae
Favites chinensis
Favites complanata
Favites flexuosa
Favites halicora
Favites micropentagona
Favites paraflexuosa
Favites russelli
Favites spinosa
Favites stylifera
Favites vasta

Facts Summary:
Favites (commonly known as the Moon Coral species) is a genus of corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones of concern and found in the following area(s): Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Favites".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Favites abditaNT-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory)
2. Favites acuticollisNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia
3. Favites bestaeNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
4. Favites chinensisNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
5. Favites complanataNT-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
6. Favites flexuosaNT-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
7. Favites halicoraNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
8. Favites micropentagonaNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
9. Favites paraflexuosaNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
10. Favites russelliNT-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
11. Favites spinosaVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic
12. Favites styliferaNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia
13. Favites vastaNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic

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