divepix - Whitestar Sheet Coral

Whitestar Sheet Coral

Aspect:	Colonies grow in a helix pattern and form what looks likes thinly hammer-beaten copper plates, which can be copper or verdigris coloured. Bleached specimens are affected by lack of zooxanthellae.
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	White star-shaped polyps occupy the centre of the valleys.
Environment:	Grows on reef faces, often with overlapping plates.
Behaviour:	-

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