Biology
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azooxanthellate
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Depth range
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221-5000 m
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Diagnosis
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Corallum extremely fragile and highly porous; costae composed of thin dentate ridges that extend far beyond the calice to form a delicate marginal shelf; septa rudimentary, composed primarily of a series if tall spines; synapticulae absent; columella spiny.
