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Seriatopora guttata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Anthozoa

Family
  
Pocilloporidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

Genus
  
Seriatopora

Seriatopora guttata is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to the western Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from Madagascar and the Indian Ocean to the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Indonesia and the south China Sea. It grows in shallow water on sheltered reef slopes, on vertical walls and under overhangs, at depths down to about 40 metres (130 ft). It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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Seriatopora guttata Wikipedia