Mussismilia leptophylla (Verrill, 1868)
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Family:  Faviidae ()
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Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Colony: massive, flattened rather than hemispherical, diameter often more than 1 m. Corallites: compact, neatly rounded, uniform size. Septo-costae: exsert, equal, uniform space. Color: uniform dark gray with paler oral discs (Ref. 848).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 02 August 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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