Merulinidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Somalia. |
Colony: massive, usually small. Corallites: crowded, often circular and monocentric but rarely elongate and polycentric. Septa: thickened over the corallite wall, exsert, with large teeth near the wall. Paliform lobes may form a crown around the small columellae. Often pale brown (Ref. 848). |
Known from upper reef slopes (Ref. 848). |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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