Family: |
Meandrinidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 72 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
Diagnosis: |
Colonies are massive, often spherical or may form thick submassive plates. Corallites are plocoid or ploco-meandroid and are evenly spaced. It is a distinctive orange-brown with white septo-costae, sometimes green. |
Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 (A3c) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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