als ▁liber ating ▁their ▁gam ete ▁bund les ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁These ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁surface ▁and ▁float , ▁thus ▁maxim ising ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁successful ▁fert il isation . ▁▁ ▁F . ▁pent ag ona ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁black ▁band ▁disease ▁and ▁white ▁pl ague , ▁two ▁cor al ▁dise ases ▁which ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁common ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Status ▁F av ites ▁pent ag ona ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁wide ▁range ▁and ▁is ▁common ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁that ▁range . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁precise ▁information ▁on ▁population ▁tr ends ▁but ▁this ▁cor al ▁faces ▁the ▁same ▁thre ats ▁as ▁other ▁species ; ▁global ▁war ming , ▁ocean ▁acid ification ▁and ▁de grad ation ▁of ▁its ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁habit ats . ▁The ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁ass essed ▁its ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Mer ul in idae ▁Category : Cor als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁Tr ich op oda ▁sub div isa , ▁the ▁fr inge - leg ged ▁t ach in id ▁fly , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁br ist le ▁fly ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁T ach in idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ph asi inae ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 0