| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Formation: thin laminae, at times conforming to substrate shape; attached centrally or at a side. Radiating ridges or valleys absent. Corallite centers parallel to plate margins. Color: dark gray brown or bluish brown, may be mottled (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in lower reef slopes away from wave action (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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