| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Tamandare and Abrolhos Islands, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: with tubular corallites, often over 1 m across. Individual or small group of corallites usually not connected, i.e., have dead basal connections, and are easily broken and scattered. Corallites: rounded, in varied shapes averaging 15 to 20 mm diameter. Septa: rounded, bead-like dentations only in living colonies. Color: mostly bluish-gray (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in shallow turbid reef environments (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 26 July 2021 Ref. 123251)
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