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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Agariciidae |
| Genus: | Agaricia |
| Species: | A. agaricites
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| Binomial name | |
| Agaricia agaricites | |
Agaricia agaricites, commonly known as lettuce coral or tan lettuce-leaf coral, is a species of colonial stony corals in the family Agariciidae. This coral is found in shallow waters in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The IUCN has assessed its status as being Vulnerable.
- ^ Hoeksema, B.; Rivera-Sosa, A.; Vermeij, M.; Nunes, F. (2022). "Agaricia agaricites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T133535A165937610. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-07.