Description Corals are circular domes up to 40 mm in diameter with a concave undersurface. Septa are straight an symmetrical. Primary...
Description Corals are circular domes up to 40 mm in diameter with a concave undersurface. Septa are straight an symmetrical. Primary septa are thick and exsert around the mouth. Colour: pale cream or greenish. Abundance: (common on flat inter-reef soft substrates. Veron, 1986 <57>)
Small, solitary, up to 5 cm, circular and dome-shaped. Colour: generally pale cream or green. Habitat: often common on sandy substrates between reefs. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details] Distribution Indo-West Pacific [details] Type locality Southern Ocean [details]
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Description Corals are circular domes up to 40 mm in diameter with a concave undersurface. Septa are straight an symmetrical. Primary septa are thick and exsert around the mouth. Colour: pale cream or greenish. Abundance: (common on flat inter-reef soft substrates. Veron, 1986 <57>)
Small, solitary, up to 5 cm, circular and dome-shaped. Colour: generally pale cream or green. Habitat: often common on sandy substrates between reefs. (Richmond, 1997) [details]