Locally
common in deep water, forming broad vase or plate-like colonies.
Calices are elevated
and tilted toward the outside. Wide flat septa studded with granular
processes, with narrow smooth septa inbetween, especially toward the
margins. Leptoseris scabra is very similar but septa are
highly contorted. Hawaii,
Indo-Pacific & Tropical Eastern
Pacific.
All coral
skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior to
1998. |