| Family: |
Merulinidae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 25 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa, east to New Caledonia, north to Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colony: hemispherical. Corallites: conical, uniform shape. Extra- and intratentacular budding both present. Paliform lobes form a neat crown. Septae: fine, neatly arranged. Costae: neat; visible tiny line of demarcation separates costae of adjacent corallites. Color: uniform, often pale brown or pinkish-brown (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). In lagoons and on the back and foreslope of the reef (Ref. 98471). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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