species: Echinophyllia aspera in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
ALA: Lizard Island > Animalia > Cnidaria > Corals and similar animals > Scleractinia > Merulinidae > Echinophyllia > Echinophyllia aspera (gallery)
Echinophyllia aspera


©Anne Hoggett: Small Echinophyllia aspera colony (about 25 cm diameter) at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Part of small Echinophyllia aspera colony (about 25 cm diameter) at North Point, Lizard Island. Fingernail is 1 cm wide.

©Anne Hoggett: Echinophyllia aspera at North Direction Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Lobophylliidae
Genus Echinophyllia
Species Echinophyllia aspera
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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  • 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

  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World: Volume 2 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.

Other references

  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1982). Regional variation in shade-dwelling coral assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef Province, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 7: 117-123. LIRS catalog number 70.