Family: |
Lobophylliidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to Somalia. |
Diagnosis: |
Formation: cerioid, with corallites up to 50 mm in diameter. Septa: coarsely toothed. Polyps with a fleshy mantle up to 100 mm diameter. Color: green, gray, or brown (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Known only from moderately deep, turbid water (Ref. 848). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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