species: Porites australiensis in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Porites australiensis


©Lyle Vail: Porites australiensis at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Lyle Vail: Porites australiensis (front right) with Acropora gemmifera (front left) and Porites nigrescens (rear left) at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. Identifications by Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Porites
Species Porites australiensis
Status least concern

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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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

  • Baird, A.H. (2001). The ecology of coral larvae: settlement patterns, habitat selection and the length of the larval phase, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 716.
  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.
  • Hall, V.R. (1997). Interspecific differences in the regeneration of artificial injuries on scleractinian corals, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 212: 9-23. LIRS catalog number 563.
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