---
title: "Massive Starlet Coral"
description: "Siderastrea siderea — Outros animais. Siderastrea siderea, commonly known as massive starlet coral or round starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/massive-starlet-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Massive Starlet Coral

> Siderastrea siderea — Outros animais. Siderastrea siderea, commonly known as massive starlet coral or round starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae.

- Scientific name: *Siderastrea siderea*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1938
- Wikidata: [Q3328352](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3328352)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112557](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112557)

## Names

- en: Massive Starlet Coral
- es: Coral estrella masiva
- fr: Corail starlette massif

## Countries with the most observations

MX (231), CW (135), KY (114), US (108), PA (100), PR (82), MQ (76), HN (74), DO (72), CU (66), VI (65), BZ (45)

## Summary

Siderastrea siderea, commonly known as massive starlet coral or round starlet coral, is a stony coral in the family Siderastreidae. It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean as solid boulder-shaped or domed structures.

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

## Photo

![Massive Starlet Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/massive-starlet-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108247828

## Machine access

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