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Favites micropentagonus
Favites micropentagonus Veron, 2000
Golden war coral
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Family:  Merulinidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Colony: encrusting to submassive. Pentagonal corallites 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Septa in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. Clearly developed paliform crown. Pale brown color, sometimes with dark oral discs (Ref. 848).
Biology:  Found in upper reef slopes (Ref. 848).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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