Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) Rose coral |
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Family: | Faviidae () | |||
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Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 65 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean to Bermuda. | |||
Diagnosis: | Colony: either free-living with cone-shaped undersurface, or attached. Small colonies: oval shaped, with a central axial valley with short side valleys. Larger colonies: hemispherical, meandroid. With distinct ambulacral groove along the tops of valley walls (Ref. 848). | |||
Biology: | Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Small and free-living colonies in subtidal seagrass beds; attached and hemispherical in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). Also common in sand and coral rubble (Ref. 415) | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251) | |||
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