Colonies are massive, usually small. Corallites are crowded, usually circular and monocentric but rarely becoming elongate and polycentric. Septa are thickened over the corallite wall and exsert, with large teeth near the wall. Paliform lobes may form a crown around the columella. Columellae are small. Colour: Usually pale brown. Similar species: Favia matthaii, which has thinner septa, less development of a paliform crown and smaller septal dentations. Septal dentations are sufficiently long to be Acanthastrea-like (Mussidae).
Family:
Faviidae
Genus:
Favia
Habitat:
Upper Reef Slope
Distribution:
Very Limited
Abundance:
Uncommon
Source Reference:
Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Scheer and Pillai (1983). Identification guide: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991)
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Source: Reuters By Ed Harris PORT LOUIS, May 14 (Reuters) - Coral reefs in the Indian Ocean have partly recovered from the 1998 spike in sea temperatures, but climate change will probably hamper future ...
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