Caulastraea echinulata (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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Family:  Merulinidae ()
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Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Australia.
Diagnosis:  Formation: phaceloid. Corallites: often closely compacted, less than 10 mm across. Septa: exsert, irregular but approximately uniform in width, if not height. Polyps: fleshy, conceals septal characters. Color: tan to dark brown with pale oral discs (Ref. 848).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4cd) Ref. 123251)
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