Merulinidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Indonesia to Philippines. |
Formation: encrusting to massive, not exceeding 0.2 m across; mostly consisting of few encrusting corallites. Corallites: plocoid. Prominent septo-costae; teeth thick with ornamented edges. Deep seated columellae. Fleshy tissue common to this genus is absent. Color: mottled browns (Ref. 848). |
Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
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M: Ref. 848. |
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