| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 58 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Bermuda. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: solid, rounded, often circular plates. Valleys: continuous, broad, shallow but sometimes deep; radiating from the original point of growth; with one row of mouths; short walls possible. Septo-costae possibly thinner than intervening spaces. Corallite centers: vaguely concentric to plate margins. Rudimentary or absent columellae. Color: often mottled gray or brown; also combinations of pink, green, and gray, with valleys and walls of contrasting colors (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 116012. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Occurs in most reef environments (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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