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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Description
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Colonies are massive or encrusting. Corallites are very small, immersed. The reticulum has tuberculae which seldom contain corallites. Colour : dark green or brown. Abundance: occurs in crevices and under overhangs; very inconspicuous (Veron, 1986).
Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin. 307: 1-32.
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