Prof. Dr. Gustav Paulay, USA
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Hoeksema, 1989
Very special thanks for this foto to Prof. Dr. Gustav Paulay, USA!!
The coral lives in a depth range is from 0-30 meters and it reproduce asexually by fragmentation.
Colonies are free-living, irregular and dome- or bell-shaped or flat.
They are usually attached to the substrate.
They are thin and fragile. Septa have distinctive knob-shaped teeth.
They are mostly perpendicular to the colony margin, but are sometimes in two or more groups, one group being perpendicular to the colony margin.
Colour: Brown with pale margins.
Corallite centres may be white.
Habitat: Sheltered habitats, reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar species: Halomitra meierae, Halomitra pileus, Zoopilus echinatus
Source: Corals of the World by Charlie Veron
Very special thanks for this foto to Prof. Dr. Gustav Paulay, USA!!
The coral lives in a depth range is from 0-30 meters and it reproduce asexually by fragmentation.
Colonies are free-living, irregular and dome- or bell-shaped or flat.
They are usually attached to the substrate.
They are thin and fragile. Septa have distinctive knob-shaped teeth.
They are mostly perpendicular to the colony margin, but are sometimes in two or more groups, one group being perpendicular to the colony margin.
Colour: Brown with pale margins.
Corallite centres may be white.
Habitat: Sheltered habitats, reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance: Rare.
Similar species: Halomitra meierae, Halomitra pileus, Zoopilus echinatus
Source: Corals of the World by Charlie Veron
