Family: |
Faviidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa, east to Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. |
Diagnosis: |
Formation: spherical, columnar, hillocky or flat, may be several meters across. Corallites: evenly disturbed, conical, with thick walls and small openings. Costae: equal, well developed. Adjacent corallites do not join. A crown of paliform lobes often distinct. Uniform brown or green (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Found in shallow reef environments with strong water movement (Ref. 848). In subtidal rock, rocky reefs, outer reef channel, back and foreslopes as well as lagoons (Ref. 98471). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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