Agariciidae () |
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sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 119 m |
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea and East Brazil Self. |
Colonies form flat unifacial explanate plates which are commonly arranged in whorls. Corallites are at the bottom of long, roughly concentric V-shaped valleys. Centers are widely spaced. Septa are thick, do not alternate, and most reach the corallite center. Tan or grey in color, usually with pale margins. |
Maximum depth from Ref. 124095. |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
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C: Ref. 89710. |
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