Oculina valenciennesi

Oculina valenciennesi Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850
Ivory tree coral

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Family:	Oculinidae ()
Max. size:	0.4 cm CORD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 20 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:	Colonies are thickets of pencil-thick branches. Corallites are widely spaced and up to 4 mm in diameter. Usually yellow.
Biology:	Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Found in shallow rock substrates (Ref. 847)
IUCN Red List Status:	Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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