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title: "Grooved Brain Coral"
description: "Diploria labyrinthiformis — Inne zwierzęta. Diploria is a monotypic genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/grooved-brain-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grooved Brain Coral

> Diploria labyrinthiformis — Inne zwierzęta. Diploria is a monotypic genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae.

- Scientific name: *Diploria labyrinthiformis*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1696
- Wikidata: [Q3029019](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3029019)
- iNaturalist taxon: [504638](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/504638)

## Names

- en: Grooved Brain Coral
- es: Coral cerebro estriado
- fr: Corail-cerveau de Neptune

## Countries with the most observations

MX (147), CW (118), US (104), HN (101), KY (96), VI (84), CU (79), BZ (78), BM (65), BS (63), PA (63), DO (42)

## Summary

Diploria is a monotypic genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae.  It is represented by a single species, Diploria labyrinthiformis, commonly known as grooved brain coral, and is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It has a familiar, maze-like appearance.

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

## Photo

![Grooved Brain Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grooved-brain-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78590211

## Machine access

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