Family: |
Pocilloporidae () |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical. |
Diagnosis: |
Usually azooxanthellate in the Mediterranean but zooxanthellate in American coast. Colonies are encrusting or nodular and is usually red, pink, grey or green, partly depending on the presence of zooxanthellae. |
Biology: |
Found in deep water (Ref. 847) but can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680), particularly in infra- and circalittoral zones (Ref. 85338). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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