CORALS
Fungia sp. - #04500
Fungia sp. - #04500
Description:
Polyps are circular, up to 200 millimetres diameter and flat or with a central dome. Septa are of markedly different sizes and have large triangular to columnar teeth with a central rib and which form a regular pattern. Tentacular lobes are usually not developed. Costae are widely spaced, the larger having simple spines. The undersurface has pits between the costae.
Color:
Brown, sometimes with radiating stripes, with white tenticular lobes.
Habitat:
Reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance:
Common in the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea, uncommon elsewhere.