| Family: |
Siderastreidae () |
| Max. size: |
0.35 cm CORD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea and Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies are massive or sometimes occur as free-living mobile balls. Corallites are rounded and shallow, about 2.5-3.5 mm in diameter. Septa have curved upper margins and are granulated. Columellae consist of one or a few granules. Appears reddish-brown with pale walls. |
| Biology: |
Zooxanthellate. On rocky pool and rocky reef in shallow waters (Ref. 121684). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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