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Plancia ëd Tethya robusta (Bowerbank 1873)
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Tethya robusta (Bowerbank 1873)

Description ( Anglèis )

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Spherical, up to 2 cm diameter. Surface divided into raised polygonal areas separated by inhalant channels. Tough pinkish-orange rind, 2-3 mm thick, over a softer mustard gold interior with tough radiating spicule tracts. Habitat: shallow lagoons on coral rubble in crevices, under rock. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Allied species T. seychellensis (Richmond, 1997).

Arferiment

Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 168 - 169 (Includes a picture).

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