Favites halicora

Favites halicora is a species of coral belonging to the family Merulinidae.^[1] The species was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg as Astraea halicora.^[2][3]

Favites halicora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Merulinidae
Genus:	Favites
Species:	F. halicora
Binomial name
Favites halicora (Ehrenberg, 1834)

The species is found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.^[1]