Family: |
Lobophylliidae () |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Australia and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea. |
Diagnosis: |
Formation: large, usually dome-shaped; flabello-meandroid with valleys closely compacted.; large colonies easily break apart despite a robust appearance. Polyps: with thick fleshy mantle hiding the skeletal structure. Mantle: covered by elongate papillae resembling tentacles; if touched, mantle retracts to reveal the underlying growth form, where valleys have no common walls. Color: uniform dark gray-brown. Underwater, it appears to be a Symphyllia (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Occurs in most shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4ce) Ref. 123251)
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