species: Acropora pulchra in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acropora pulchra


©Anne Hoggett: Acropora pulchra at Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Acropora pulchra at Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards, who notes: "Commonly grows tall branches in protected locations, tentacles may be extended in the daytime, fine even lipped radials, elongate axial."

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Acropora
Species Acropora pulchra
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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©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.
  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
  • Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
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