Tanegashima Hanasangomodoki
種子島のハナサンゴモドキ · Tanegashimanohanasangomodoki
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- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- April 19, 2019
- Location
- 鹿児島県種子島
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Scientific name
- Fimbriaphyllia paraglabrescens
About the Hanasango-modoki (coral)
This is a coral found in the sea off Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture. It forms colonies in waters warmed by the Kuroshio Current and provides shelter for reef creatures. Together with its habitat, it is protected as an example of corals along the island's coast.
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The designated site is in 鹿児島県種子島.
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