Dipsastraea lacuna

Dipsastraea lacuna (Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000)

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Family:	Merulinidae ()
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Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:	Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
Diagnosis:	Colony: submassive to massive, often 1 m across. Corallites: subplocoid, circular to irregularly shaped, crowded; inner walls plunge vertically. Septa: thin, uniformly spaced and subequal, most reaching the columella deep within the calice. Costae of adjacent corallites do not meet, leaving a narrow ambulacral groove. Paliform lobes absent. Small and compact columellae. Color: tan with white centers (Ref. 848).
Biology:	Found in shallow exposed reef environments (Ref. 848).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 24 October 2023 Ref. 123251)
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