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Dichocoenia stokesii
Dichocoenia stokesii (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
Pineapple coral
Dichocoenia stokesii
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Meandrinidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 72 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Colonies are massive, often spherical or may form thick submassive plates. Corallites are plocoid or ploco-meandroid and are evenly spaced. It is a distinctive orange-brown with white septo-costae, sometimes green.
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 83917. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 (A3c) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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