Lobophyllia robusta Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia robusta
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Lobophylliidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan and south to Australia.
Diagnosis:  Formation: often consists of few corallites, but may be large and hemispherical. Corallites: large, phaceloid, mostly monocentric. Septa: with tall sharp teeth. Polyps: thick, fleshy, with rough surface. Color: blue gray, with pale valley floors or septo-costae at times. Corallites of the same colony have same coloration (Ref. 848).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia (Ref. 83555).

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