Family: |
Merulinidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 47 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. |
Diagnosis: |
Colony: massive, either rounded or hillocky, sometimes over 1 m across. Corallites: rounded, with thick walls. Septa: straight, with exsert teeth. Color: dark in turbid environments, otherwise pale brown with brown or green oral discs (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 107542. Found in most reef environments (Ref. 848). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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