| Psammocoridae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 88 m |
| Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Japan and French Polynesia. |
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Colonies are submassive with corallites at the bottom of depressions or in short non-meandering valleys. Walls have acute tops with petaloid primary septo-costae, which are not exsert (Ref. 847). Color ranges from light blue-grey to reddish brown. Corallites are small and almost square in shape (Ref. 130769). |
| Maximum depth from Ref. 115142. Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680), in shallow reef areas (Ref. 847); uncommon on subtidal reefs between 3 to 25 m depth (Ref. 88997). Inhabited by polychaete worms, which also serves as it distinguishing feature (Ref. 130769). |
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(LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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