species: Coscinaraea columna in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Coscinaraea columna


©Anne Hoggett: Coscinaraea columna at North Direction Island near Lizard Island. Despite its name, this species does not form columnar colonies (Veron, 2000).

©Anne Hoggett: Coscinaraea columna colony detail, North Direction Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Coscinaraea columna colony on exposed reef slope near South Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Coscinaraeidae
Genus Coscinaraea
Species Coscinaraea columna
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

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