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title: "Smooth Flower Coral"
description: "Eusmilia fastigiata — Weitere Tiere. Eusmilia is a genus of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/smooth-flower-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smooth Flower Coral

> Eusmilia fastigiata — Weitere Tiere. Eusmilia is a genus of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae.

- Scientific name: *Eusmilia fastigiata*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 684
- Wikidata: [Q2785489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2785489)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100784](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100784)

## Names

- en: Smooth Flower Coral
- es: Coral flor suave
- fr: Corail-fleur doux
- nl: Eusmilia

## Countries with the most observations

MX (130), KY (69), CW (63), VI (26), BS (25), HN (25), CU (21), BZ (15), PA (15), GP (14), DO (10), TC (7)

## Summary

Eusmilia is a genus of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. It is a monotypic genus represented by the species Eusmilia fastigiata, commonly known as the smooth flower coral. It is found on reefs in the Caribbean Sea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusmilia

## Photo

![Smooth Flower Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smooth-flower-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78466442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smooth-flower-coral?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).