Merulinidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Western Central Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. |
Colonies are flabello-meandroid with wide v-shaped valleys that are evenly spaced. There are no columellae. Polyps have large tubular tentacles extending from large fleshy oral discs. Color is green with pink tentacle tips and a striped oral disc. |
Has low to insignificant bleaching level in Palau (Ref. 66144). Also Ref. 847. |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4cd) Ref. 123251)
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O: Ref. 846. |
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