Acanthastrea pachysepta

Acanthastrea pachysepta (Chevalier, 1975)

photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:	Lobophylliidae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Indonesia to Melanesia, north to Taiwan and south to Australia.
Diagnosis:	Formation: flat or hemispherical, phaceloid or partly flabello-meandroid; rarely exceeding 0.5 m across. Corallites: 40 to 50 mm in diameter, circular to irregular in outline. Primary septa: thick, with 3 to 5 long lobed teeth. Columellae: large, often diffuse. Poorly developed costae. Color: uniformly dark green or gray with yellowish primary septa (Ref. 848).
Biology:	Occurs in protected upper reef slopes and lagoons (Ref. 848). Has high bleaching level and high estimated mortality in Palau (Ref. 66144).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2022 Ref. 123251)
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