| Common Name | Encrusting sandpaper coral |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Oman |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Coles, S.L., 1996 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'encrusting' from 'crust', from Old French 'crouste' and Latin 'crusta', i.e., 'rind, shell'. |