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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Description
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Colonies are corymbose plates with branches up to 10 mm thick which are tapering, evenly spaced and curving upward to a uniform height. Colour: always a distinctive pale pinky brown. Pale-grey tentacles are often extended during the day. Abundance: uncommon except on some upper reef slopes. Colonies are up to approximately 1 m in diameter (Veron, 1986).
Faure, G. (1977). Annotated checklist of the corals in the Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin. 203: 1-26.
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