Leptoseris cucullata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Sunray lettuce coral
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Family:  Agariciidae ()
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Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 108 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Florida to Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Colonies are flat plates which may be encrusting or tiered. Corallites are closely compacted, large, outwardly inclined, with a tendency to form concentric rows. Septo-costae strongly alternate. Brown sometimes with pale margins and/or pale corallite center.
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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