| Family: |
Poritidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Philippines to Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: massive, cerioid, with hexagonal or pentagonal corallites between 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Thin walls. Beaded septa. Poorly developed columellae. Thick fleshy tissue over the skeleton absent. Color: brown with pale gray centers, surface usually with white speckles. In situ, can easily be mistaken for a faviid with small corallites (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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