Sclerophyllia margariticola is a new species of small, solitary LPS coral from the Red Sea recently described in the journal Systematics and Biodiversity. The genus Sclerophyllia was first erected in 1879 and it was resurrected to include this new species as well as the oft-misidentified Sclerophyllia (=Acanthastrea) maxima.  The newly described Sclerophyllia margariticola is a relatively small species … Continue reading Sclerophyllia margariticola is a new species of ‘Mini Scoly’ from the Red Sea