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FAVIA
The genus, Favia includes corals, which are usually hemispherical or almost spherical in shape, without lobes or branches, but sometimes encrusting in habit. The surface of the coral consists of a large number of close-set cups or calyces, about 10 mm. In diameter, which projects lightly above the general level of the colony. The calyces are usually circular in outline, but they may become distorted by overcrowding.
