species: Oxypora lacera in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Oxypora lacera


©Anne Hoggett: Oxypora lacera on a wall at Cod Hole near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Oxypora lacera at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. Grace Frank notes that this is a variable species but costae running towards margins are always toothed, as shown here.

©Anne Hoggett: Oxypora lacera at Cod Hole near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Lobophylliidae
Genus Oxypora
Species Oxypora lacera
Status least concern

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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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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.
  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.