Genus Cespitularia

Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1850

Cespitularia (2)

Type species: Cespitularia multipinnata Quoy and Gaimard, 1833

Total number of species estimated: 15

Description: Colonies forming upright, digitate lobes. Polyps not retractile, monomorphic. Colour of colonies white, brown, or blue. Sclerites are small ovals. Zooxanthellae present.

Habitat: shallow water in places with strong currents.

Range: Tropical Indo-Pacific.

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