| Family: |
Agariciidae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 102 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Throughout the Caribbean; south to Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies form flat, unifacial explanate plates with corallites in long, roughly concentric valley. Valleys are closely (2-4mm) spaced. Corallites are small, closed-together and faced forwards. Columellae are weakly developed. Grey, grey-brown or green in color. |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Summer (Ref. 113712). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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