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Favites vasta

Favites vasta

Classification

Favites is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Japan, the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Islands. Characteristics Colonies can be encrusting but are usually massive and dome-shaped.

Distribution

Koch T, Ivkić A, Jones L, Scharnhorst V, Stix C, Auer A, Schöchtner T, Özer G, Steinwender S, Wallace Daurella J, Zuschin M · CC BY
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