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Porites porites
Porites porites (Pallas, 1766)
Club tip finger coral
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Family:  Poritidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m
Distribution:  Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Colonies are usually grey and uniform in color with sturdy fused branches. Corallites are deeply excavated with a coarse coenosteum. Tentacles are extended during the day.
Biology:  Common in shallow water in Bocas del Torro, Panama (Ref. 415). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay at a depth of 10 m (Ref. 87209).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 01 June 2021 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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