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is a solitary species of coral with a cup-shaped corallum (stony skeleton) with an elliptical base and a diameter of up to 25 mm (1 in). It is usually broader than it is high. The septa (vertical radial calcareous plates) are arranged in four to five cycles and have smooth edges. The column
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each with a terminal knob. The polyp is translucent and the colour is variable and may be white, pink, orange, red, brown or bright green. Sometimes there are contrasting regions of colour, especially forming a zig-zag pattern round the mouth. The tentacles are colourless except for the white or
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down to about 100 m (328 ft). The deep water form occurs from about 50 m (164 ft) down to about 1,000 m (3,281 ft), generally in less turbulent waters than the more robust shallow water form. Sometimes its narrow base becomes detached from the
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brown terminal knobs and the many tiny warts. A form found in deep water is smaller and more delicate; it has an inverse cone shape which is narrowed at the base, while shallow water forms are cylindrical and more robust.
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