species: Stylophora pistillata in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Stylophora pistillata


©Anne Hoggett: Stylophora pistillata at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Stylophora pistillata on the outer reef slope at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Distinctive hooded corallites on a branch tip of Stylophora pistillata; outer reef slope at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Pocilloporidae
Genus Stylophora
Species Stylophora pistillata
Status near threatened

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Ayre, D.J. and T.P Hughes (2004). Climate change, genotypic diversity and gene flow in reef-building corals, Ecology Letters, 7: 273-278. LIRS catalog number 852.
  • 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.
  • Berumen, M.L. (2000). Influence of diet and habitat on the condition of butterflyfish, M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 719.
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