| Oculinidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 57 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Australia and Egypt to Samoa. |
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Colonies are submassive, columnar or encrusting and commonly exceed 2 meters across in turbid water. Corallites sometimes vary greatly in size. Grey, pink, green or brown in color. Tentacles are seldom fully extended during the day. |
| Maximum depth from Ref. 100925. One of the most affected species with high bleaching level and high estimated mortality in Palau (Ref. 66144). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4cd) Ref. 123251)
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