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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Coralla are massive. Corallites are a mixture: some slightly exsert, others funnel-shaped. Tuberculae and papillae are absent. Colour: pale brown. Abundance: rare (Veron, 1986). Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). Habitat: rocks (Kalk, 1959).
Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin. 307: 1-32.
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