Favia stelligera

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

Family:	Faviidae ()
Max. size:
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa, east to Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	Formation: spherical, columnar, hillocky or flat, may be several meters across. Corallites: evenly disturbed, conical, with thick walls and small openings. Costae: equal, well developed. Adjacent corallites do not join. A crown of paliform lobes often distinct. Uniform brown or green (Ref. 848).
Biology:
IUCN Red List Status:	Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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