Dichocoenia stokesi is a massive colonial coral that forms rounded humps up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in diameter or thick plates. It is recognisable by the fact that many of the corallites, the stony cups from whic… Meer weergeven

Dichocoenia stokesi is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Its range extends from Bermuda and southern Florida to the southern half of the Gulf of Mexico and along the coast of Central Ame… Meer weergeven

Dichocoenia stokesi is a zooxanthellate coral. Single celled symbiotic green algae live within the tissues. These use the coral's nitrogenous waste and supply the coral with the organic products of photosynthesis. Duri… Meer weergeven

Although Dichocoenia stokesi is susceptible to bleaching, it is considerably more tolerant of thermal stress than many other stony coral species. It is very susceptible to the disease white plague, especially at high wat… Meer weergeven