Platygyra Sp.
 
Care Level: Moderate
 
Temperament: Aggressive
 
Lighting: Low to Moderate
 
Waterflow: Moderate
 
Placement: Lower 1/3 of Aquarium or Bottom
 
Origin: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean (typically collected from Madagascar, the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea, to Australia, Indonesia, Japan and the East China Sea)
 
Family: Merulinidae
 
Type: Large Polyp Stony
 
Long Description: Platygyra corals were once known as a type of favia but were later reclassified. They can be delicate to care for and require low to moderate lighting and moderate flow. Being quite an aggressive coral, sending out very long sweeper tentacles, care should be taken when placing in your aquarium. Their growth pattern will encrust, but primarily, they grow very dome-like.
Although Platygyra are mainly photosynthetic, relying on the products of their zooxanthellae, they should also be fed phytoplankton,zooplankton and mysis shrimp, as well as other products like Coral Feast and Reef Energy, and LPS pellets.
Platygyra are one of the more easily identifiable favia type corals, distinguished by their "maze-like" uneven meandering pattern of long valleys and ridges containing lots of small polyps.
 
Of course, you should always maintain proper water parameters by maintaining good calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity levels.