| Family: |
Oculinidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is both zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate with colonies encrusting and forms clumps of short, thick, highly fused branches. Corallites are crowded and have neat round exsert walls. Usually yellowish-brown in color. |
| Biology: |
Found in rocky foreshores and caves (Ref. 847). Known from infralittoral zones (Ref. 85338). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 22 February 2022 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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