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Dipsastraea helianthoides (Wells, 1954)
Description: Colonies are submassive. Corallites are conical and mostly uniform in shape. They show both extra- and intratentacular budding. Paliform lobes are well developed. Septa are neatly arranged and are thickened over the wall. Costae are also neat and those of adjacent corallites adjoin.
Color: Brown, tan or blue-grey with cream oral discs.
Synonymised names
Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954 (original combination, basionym)
Description: Colonies are submassive. Corallites are conical and mostly uniform in shape. They show both extra- and intratentacular budding. Paliform lobes are well developed. Septa are neatly arranged and are thickened over the wall. Costae are also neat and those of adjacent corallites adjoin.
Color: Brown, tan or blue-grey with cream oral discs.
Synonymised names
Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954 (original combination, basionym)