| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colony: massive, flattened rather than hemispherical, diameter often more than 1 m. Corallites: compact, neatly rounded, uniform size. Septo-costae: exsert, equal, uniform space. Color: uniform dark gray with paler oral discs (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Zooxanthellate (Ref. 121684). Occurs in shallow reef environments (Refs. 848, 121684). On rocky reef (Ref. 121684). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 02 August 2021 Ref. 123251)
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