Size
Colony height: 0.6cm
Recognition Characters
Colony shows a spiral growth pattern developing. Zooids are biserial, alternate, narrowed slightly toward the base; the frontal membranes occupying 2/3 of the frontal surface. Distal border bears three spines: a short, denticle-like frontal outer distal spine; a prominent, conical, dorsal, outer distal sine; and a short tubular, inner distal spine. The avicularia are attached halfway down or lower on the outer frontal margin; they have a relatively elongate, decurved beak and a slender, distinctly "sway-back" profile resulting from a prominent concavity along the dorsal margin where the head and beak join.
Color
Habitat & Depth
To 12m.
Distribution at GRNMS
Geographic Range
Beufort, North Carolina and Brazil. Unknown if present in tropics.
Behavior & Notes
Synonyms
Maturo 1966