| Family: |
Merulinidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colony: massive. Corallites: circular, closely compacted in shallow water, more widely spaced in deeper water. Septa: widely spaced, distinctly irregular. Often poorly developed paliform lobes. Color: pale yellow, cream or green, with dark brown or green oral discs (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 104515. Found in all reef environments, often a dominant species of back reef margins (Ref. 848). Also on subtidal rock, rocky reefs, outer reef channel, back and foreslope and lagoons; occasionally in inter-reef soft substrate (Ref. 98471). Tends to form low heads or encrust rocks in shallow waters (Ref. 130769). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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