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is native to the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from
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278:(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
557:World Register of Marine Species
549:Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848"
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881:Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean
318:Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
294:Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
270:Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
876:Cnidarians of the Indian Ocean
419:This coral sometimes harbours
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259:Heterocyathus philippinensis
675:Heterocyathus_aequicostatus
661:Heterocyathus aequicostatus
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370:sits in a roughly circular
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283:Heterocyathus woodmasoni
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243:Heterocyathus lamellosus
543:Hoeksema, Bert (2014).
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307:Stephanoseris lamellosa
299:Stephanoseris japonicus
275:Heterocyathus rousseaui
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227:Heterocyathus cochlea
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464:has listed
359:Description
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860:Categories
605:8 February
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476:References
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95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
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368:polyp
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