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Madracis mirabilis
Madracis mirabilis Wells, 1973
Yellow pencil coral
Madracis mirabilis
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Pocilloporidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Bermuda.
Diagnosis:  Branching colonies with widespread corallites that are sometimes angular in outline. Coenosteum has fine spinules that sometimes form a ridge between corallites.
Biology:  Found in shallow reef environments (Ref. 847).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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