Key Identification Features
- There is some evidence that the different color forms of this species may actually be separate distinct species.
- It features a protruding round mouth, and its oral surface may have stripes.
- This species emits two distinct types of faecal pellets through its mouth: one type holds normal digestion end-products, while the other contains zooxanthellae debris coated in mucus.
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