Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rose coral
Common rose coral,  Rose coral
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Family:  Faviidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 65 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean to Bermuda.
Diagnosis:  Colony: either free-living with cone-shaped undersurface, or attached. Small colonies: oval shaped, with a central axial valley with short side valleys. Larger colonies: hemispherical, meandroid. With distinct ambulacral groove along the tops of valley walls (Ref. 848).
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Small and free-living colonies in subtidal seagrass beds; attached and hemispherical in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848). Also common in sand and coral rubble (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Found in Florida (Ref. 848). M: Ref. 848.

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