Coral Estrela vs lesser starlet coral

Siderastrea stellata compared with Siderastrea radians

Key Differences

• Coral Estrela is Data Deficient while lesser starlet coral is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coral Estrela	lesser starlet coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Cnidaria (cnidários)	Cnidaria (cnidários)
Class same	Anthozoa	Anthozoa
Order same	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family same	Rhizangiidae	Rhizangiidae
Genus same	Siderastrea	Siderastrea
Species	Siderastrea stellata	Siderastrea radians

Evolutionary Relationship

Coral Estrela and lesser starlet coral share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Siderastrea.

Conservation Status

Coral Estrela

DD — Data Deficient

lesser starlet coral

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coral Estrela	lesser starlet coral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Coral Estrela

The Brazilian Starlet (Siderastrea stellata) is a species in the genus Siderastrea. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.