species: Pocillopora bairdi in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pocillopora bairdi


©Sebastian Schmidt-Roach: Pocillopora bairdi at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island. Identified by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.

©Sebastian Schmidt-Roach: Pocillopora bairdi at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island (the larger, paler colony). Identified by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.

©Sebastian Schmidt-Roach: Pocillopora bairdi at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island. Identified by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Pocilloporidae
Genus Pocillopora
Species Pocillopora bairdi

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Schmidt-Roach, S., K.J. Miller, P. Lundgren and N. Andreakis (2014). With eyes wide open: a revision of species within and closely related to the Pocillopora damicornis species complex (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) using morphology and genetics, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 170: 1-33. LIRS catalog number 1753.