Family: |
Merulinidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m |
Distribution: |
Northwest and Western Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia. |
Diagnosis: |
Colony: submassive to encrusting. Corallites: deep, with very thin angular walls giving colonies a honeycomb appearance. Corallites: usually less than 7 mm across. Septa: few, widely spaced. Absent paliform lobes. Colors dark, often with white upper margins to walls (Ref. 848). |
Biology: |
Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). In lagoons and on the back and foreslope of the reef (Ref. 98471). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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