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Porites branneri Rathbun, 1887 Blue crust coral |
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| Family: | Poritidae () | |||
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| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 30 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Canada, USA, Belize and Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Colonies are encrusting plates with nodular upgrowth. Septa are uniform in spacing and length. Blue in color. | |||
| Biology: | Zooxanthellate (Refs. 116012, 121684). On rocky reef of shallow waters (Ref. 121684). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251) | |||
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