| Family: |
Cladocoridae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 37 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: clumps of interlocking tubular corallites less than 4 mm in diameter; clumps either compact and attached to hard substrates, or loose aggregations on soft substrate that break when disturbed. Only the terminal parts of corallites are often alive. Thin and delicate septo-costae in 2 alternating orders, with irregular teeth. Corallite walls also thin and delicate. Color: tan or brown; tentacles translucent (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth (0-30 m) from Ref. 848. Maximum depth recorded from Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope at 10-20 fathoms. A dead fragment was obtained off Bermuda at 435 fathoms but species probably doesn't live at this depth (Ref. 78567). Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Occurs in turbid environments, i.e., seagrass and sediments (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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