Size
Colony height: reaching 30-45cm (12-18")
Recognition Characters
Branched laterally near base, but toward top tend to branch pinnately. Hard, rough, close-set calyces extend prominently with sharply spiked lower lips.
Color
Branches are yellow to yellowish brown, orange or amber; polyps are white.
Habitat & Depth
Colonize wide range of shallow to moderate environments. Sandy bottoms to sloping rocky substrates and patch reefs to 25m.
Distribution at GRNMS
Rare.
Geographic Range
Common Florida's west coast and from West Palm through the Keys, Bahamas, Caribbean
Behavior & Notes
Synonyms
Humann 1992b