Size
Zooecia length: to 110mm. Zoociea width: to 0.66mm. Zooecia diameter: 0.20mm
Recognition Characters
The zoarium is encrusting, lace-like in appearance, and composed of very large, ovoid zooecia with narrow mural rims. The entire frontal area of the zooecia is membranous, with an occasional poorly developed, smooth, proximal cryptocyst evident. The mural rim is granulated or slightly beaded.
Color
Habitat & Depth
Encrusting on vertical substrate such as towers or wrecks. To 120m.
Distribution at GRNMS
Rare. More common on deeper reefs off Georgia.
Geographic Range
Georgia, Florida Straits, Gulf of Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Behavior & Notes
Synonyms
Maturo 1957