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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Colonies are arborescent, usually staghorn-like. Radial corallites are of mixed sizes and shapes. Those near branch tips are long and tubular and outwardly projecting. Colour: usually dark reddish-brown with very pale branch ends. Other colours include blue, purple and green, usually with paler branch ends. Abundance: Seldom common but found in a wide variety of environments. Most common on upper reef slopes where individual colonies may be up to 7 m across (Veron, 1986).
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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