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Dipsastraea faviaformis (Veron, 2000) |
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photo by
Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.) |
| Family: | Merulinidae () | |||
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| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Indonesia to Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Formation: encrusting to massive, not exceeding 0.2 m across; mostly consisting of few encrusting corallites. Corallites: plocoid. Prominent septo-costae; teeth thick with ornamented edges. Deep seated columellae. Fleshy tissue common to this genus is absent. Color: mottled browns (Ref. 848). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 24 October 2023 Ref. 123251) | |||
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