Porites porites

Porites porites
In the Bahamas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Species:
P. porites
Binomial name
Porites porites
(Pallas, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Madrepora porites Pallas, 1766
  • Porites polymorphus Link, 1807

Porites porites, commonly known as hump coral or finger coral, is a species of stony coral in the genus Porites. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean and also along the coast of West Africa.