| Family: |
Poritidae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colony: encrusting, thick plates, or columnar. Surface: smooth, columns may be large and reach 1 m in height. Corallites: alternating long and short fine septal spines. Polyp: truncated tips, giving a squared appearance. Tentacle: six large tentacles may alternate with six small tentacles. Color: uniformly pale or dark brown (Ref. 848). |
| Biology: |
Occurs on protected upper reef slopes (Ref. 848). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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