Goniastrea minuta Veron, 2000
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Family:  Merulinidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Colony: often encrusting, becoming submassive. Corallites: angular, with a uniform appearance. Usually thin walls. Strongly alternating long and short septa. Well developed paliform lobes, forming a neat crown. Color: uniform pale brown or greenish-brown (Ref. 848).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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Entered by: SeaLifeBase Team, - 11.12.05
Modified by: Sorongon-Yap, Patricia - 15.09.22

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