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| Global distribution. |
| Skeleton Upper surface of disc. |
| Detail of a polyp. Papua New Guinea Photograph: Charlie Veron |
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Characters: Polyps are circular and generally dome-shaped, with a flat undersurface. Costae alternate at the polyp margin. Colour: Pale mottled brown, usually with a pale coloured mouth. Similar species: Cycloseris patelliformis, which does not have alternating costae and septa at the polyp margin. Habitat: Usually soft inter-reef substrates. Abundance: Rare.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wells (1954), Veron and Pichon (1980), Hoeksema (1989, as Fungia (Cycloseris) vaughani). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).
