Nemenzophyllia turbida Hodgson & Ross, 1981
Nemenzophyllia turbida
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Plerogyridae ()
Max. size:  20 cm COLD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Philippines to Java and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Colonies may be several meters across and composed of interconnecting meandering thins-walled flabello-meandroid valleys. Living parts of the colony are usually separated by dead basal parts. Valley, walls and septa are both thin and fragile. Polyps have fleshy mantles, which form a continuous cover of compact discs. Usually grey in color with pale margins to mantles.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4cd) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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