| Family: |
Merulinidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 35 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colony: massive, usually small. Corallites with well defined walls. Regular septa, thickened at the wall with distinct paliform lobes forming a crown around the columella. Polyps may be fleshy. Color: brown or yellow-brown, with dull green or white oral discs (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Found in upper (Ref. 848) to lower reef slopes (Ref. 98471). In subtidal rocks, rocky reefs, lagoons and occasionally in inter-reef soft substrate (Ref. 98471). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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