species: Caulastraea furcata in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Caulastraea furcata


©Anne Hoggett: Caulastraea furcata at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Caulastraea furcata on the reef slope between Bird and South Island, Lizard Island Group. The largest polyp in this photo is about 12 mm diameter. Grace Frank notes: Fleshy polyps with some septa having white radiating lines on the corallite surface. Typical brown and green oral disc colouration.

©Ryan McMinds: Caulastraea furcata at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Caulastraea
Species Caulastraea furcata
Status least concern

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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