Family: |
Plerogyridae () |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Philippines to New Caledonia and Indonesia to Samoa. |
Diagnosis: |
Colonies are branched with branches monocentric and having uniform lengths and uniformly spaced. Colonies are phaceliod and during the day and vesicles sometimes form a continuous mass. Cream, gray or pale brown in color. |
Biology: |
Found in shallow protected reef environments especially in turbid waters (Ref. 847). On reef slopes from mid to deeper regions (Ref. 98471). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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