Blastomussa merleti Wells 1961 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae
Alternative combination: Bantamia merleti
Belongs to Blastomussa according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Blastomussa simplicitexta
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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