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Oculina varicosa
Oculina varicosa Le Sueur, 1820
Fused ivory tree coral
Oculina varicosa
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Oculinidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:  Colonies may be zooxanthellate or azooxanthellate depending on light availability. Azooxanthellate colonies form extensive banks while zooxanthellate colonies form clumps of tapered fused branches less than 0.5 meters across. Corallites are exsert with septa in three cycles.
Biology:  Maximum depth range from Ref. 119373. Associated with several species of pycnogonids (Ref. 121217).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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