Lobophylliidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Indonesia to Melanesia, north to Japan and south to Australia. |
Formation: encrusting, can be submassive; small colonies have a conspicuous central corallite. Corallites: plocoid; becomes widely spaced at colony edges. Septa: with long pointed teeth. Fleshy tissue over skeleton present. Color: dark brown, rust red, or green (Ref. 848). |
Occurs in protected reef environments (Ref. 848). |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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