Dipsastraea rotumana (Gardiner, 1899)
Dipsastraea rotumana
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Merulinidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Colony: often flat and subplocoid. Corallites: clearly subplocoid on convex surfaces; crowded on flat surfaces, becoming cerioid and irregularly shaped; up to 3 centers possible. Septa: exsert, thin, irregular; steeply plunge inside the wall. Paliform lobes either poorly developed or absent. Wide variety of colors, often with contrasting corallite walls and oral discs (Ref. 848).
Biology:  Depth based from occurrence (Ref. 8294); to be replaced with a better reference.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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