Biology
provided by World Register of Marine Species
zooxanthellate
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 254: 1-295. Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
- contributor
- Bert Hoeksema [email]
Description
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Corals are circular, helmet-shaped, up to 76 mm in diameter with a concave undersurface. Primary septa are thick and exsert around the mouth. Colour: pale cream or brown. Abundance: rare, found unpredictably on lower reef slopes and inter-reef habitats. (Veron, 1986 <57>)
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- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 254: 1-295. Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]