Family: |
Agariciidae () |
Max. size: |
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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)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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