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reef-associated; marine |
Western Indian Ocean. |
Colonies: extensive upright to prostate laminae; encrusting. Colony surface: covered by elongate tuberculate which hide the corallites from view. Tuberculae: upwardly inclined on upright laminae. Coenosteum: coarse (Ref. 846). |
Shallow reef environments (Ref. 846). |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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