species: Porites sp 1 in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Scleractinia > Fungiina > Poritidae > Porites > Porites sp 1 (gallery)

Porites sp 1

©Anne Hoggett: A colony of Porites sp 1 about 25 cm diameter at the lagoon entrance channel, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Exposed polyps of Porites sp 1 at the lagoon entrance channel, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Porites sp 1 at the lagoon entrance channel, Lizard Island. For scale, the fingernail is 1 cm wide.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hexacorallia

Order Scleractinia

Family Poritidae

Genus Porites

Species Porites sp 1

Colours

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.