Duncanopsammia axifuga

(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)

Vernacular names
English : Duncan coral
French : Corail de Duncan

Classification
Class : Anthozoa
Order : Scleractinia
Family : Dendrophylliidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Colonies display a very thick skeleton and can be up to 50 cm wide at least. Polyps are up to 5 cm wide, with green oral disk with radial stripes and thick but relatively short tentacles. A colony often looks like a packed group of large flowers.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Taiwan to north Philippines and Malaysia, then around northern and western Australia. Attached to solid substrate near sandy areas, usually under 20 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species can survive habitat modification to a certain extent. It has a disjunct range and is occasionally collected for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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