Montipora florida Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora florida
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Acroporidae ()
Max. size:  100 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Colonies are composed of thin, unificial laminae usually forming upright whorls. Whorls may be 100 cm high and may cover a large area. Fall over the slightest touch. Coenosteum: rough with small papillae. Corallites: embedded; others are tiny or inclined irregularly on tuberculae. Pale brown or greenish (Ref. 846).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Ref. 89710.

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