dcsimg

Biology

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azooxanthellate
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Stephen Cairns [email]

Depth range

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1-539 m
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Stephen Cairns [email]

Diagnosis

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Corallum colonial, forming small phaceloid colonies by extracalicular budding; base polycyclic; paliform lobes present before penultimate septal cycle and occasionally first and second septal cycle; columella spongy, lamellar or fascicular; endothecal dissepiments present.

Reference

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org

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Bert Hoeksema [email]