Family: |
Lobophylliidae () |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan and south to Australia. |
Diagnosis: |
Formation: often consists of few corallites, but may be large and hemispherical. Corallites: large, phaceloid, mostly monocentric. Septa: with tall sharp teeth. Polyps: thick, fleshy, with rough surface. Color: blue gray, with pale valley floors or septo-costae at times. Corallites of the same colony have same coloration (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Occurs in most reef environments (Ref. 848). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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