Micromussa multipunctata (Hodgson, 1985)
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Family:  Lobophylliidae ()
Max. size:  10 cm COLD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan to New Caledonia and Indonesia to Fiji.
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Biology:  Commonly found in shallow water growing on carbonate rock, partially covered with sand and silt (Ref. 127523). On the rear and foreslope of reefs as well as in lagoons (Refs. 98471, 848). Often found living near beds of a common colonial zoanthid, Palythoa sp. (Ref. 127523).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
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