Eusmilia fastigiata

Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas, 1766)
Smooth flower coral

photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:	Meandrinidae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:	Colonies are usually dome shaped and phaceloid, with widely spaced tubular corallites. Septa are evenly spaced in two alternating orders. Costae are well developed. Tentacles are extended at night and are of two sizes. Yellow brown to grey in color.
Biology:	Maximum depth from Ref. 116012. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012).
IUCN Red List Status:	Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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