Family: |
Caryophylliidae (cup corals) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Free-living, solitary corals with a flat base. Commonly occurs on soft horizontal substrates at 20 m or more. Only at night do polyps extend. Associated with other corals, Heteropsammia cochlea and Cycloseris cyclolites (Ref. 3477). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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