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Characters: Colonies are clumps of anastomosing contorted branches. Large colonies may develop basal laminae. Corallites are widely spaced and conspicuously excavated. The coenosteum is fine.
Colour: Pale brown or grey.
Similar species: Porites rugosa. See also P. nigrescens, which has less excavated corallites. Resembles the acroporid Montipora porites underwater.
Habitat: Shallow protected reef environments where diversity is high.
Abundance: Uncommon.
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Registered: March 2001
Location: Abingdon,MD
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