| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 80 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Usually attached, but may be free-living with a tapered base. Polyps: with one, rarely 2 or more, centers; may exceed 100 mm across but may be only a few millimeters thick, with tiers formed by successive regrowths. Several mouths may be present on corallites. Slightly different sizes of 2 to 3 orders of septa present. Paliform crown may be distinguished. Fleshy polyps. Color: uniform or variegated brown, red, tan, or green; sometimes bright orange but photographs brown (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 116012. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Occurs in lower reef slopes, soft substrates (Ref. 848) and hard substrate (Ref. 116012), occasionally on deep reefs and shaded walls (Ref. 415). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 (A3c) Ref. 123251)
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