Key Identification Features
- Agaricia tenuifolia Dana, 1846 is a zooxanthellate coral that forms distinct growth forms based on water movement.
- The corallites, the stony cups that hold the coral polyps, are circular, come in irregular sizes, and have individual but indistinct stony walls.
- It is an encrusting coral species that varies in overall color; it usually has red polyps, a green coenosteum, and blue mouths.
- It is especially notable for colonizing areas that were once home to large colonies of Goniopora and Porites.
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