| Family: |
Poritidae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Distribution: |
Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies are usually grey and uniform in color with sturdy fused branches. Corallites are deeply excavated with a coarse coenosteum. Tentacles are extended during the day. |
| Biology: |
Common in shallow water in Bocas del Torro, Panama (Ref. 415). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay at a depth of 10 m (Ref. 87209). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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