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Montipora saudii Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000 |
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photo by
Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.) |
| Family: | Acroporidae () | |||
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| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Colonies: extensive upright to prostate laminae; encrusting. Colony surface: covered by elongate tuberculate which hide the corallites from view. Tuberculae: upwardly inclined on upright laminae. Coenosteum: coarse (Ref. 846). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251) | |||
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