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Ctenactis echinata
Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Rough feather coral
Ctenactis echinata
photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Family:  Fungiidae ()
Max. size:  100 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:  A solitary, free-living species often found in large aggregations at intermediate depths on reef slope benches. The coral is moderately elongate (length to width ratio between 1.5 and 3 to 1) and may reach 1 m in length. Both upper and lower surfaces are very rough due to septal and costal dentations (Ref. 269).
Biology:  The coral is moderately elongate (length to width ratio between 1.5 and 3 to 1) and may reach 1 m in length (Ref. 269). A solitary, free-living species often found in large aggregations at intermediate depths on reef slope benches (Ref. 269). Also on reef flats (Ref. 98471).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2022 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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