Pocilloporidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 4800 m |
Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea. |
Colonies are composed of stout, upright, flattened branches that are often over one meter across and may for large single species stands. Pale to dark green or brown in color. |
Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680). Found in most reef environments (Ref. 847), particularly in fore-reefs (Ref. 87903). Comanthus parvicirrus, a crinoid, is sometimes observed to be wedged on the branches of this species (Ref. 100838). |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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