species: Goniastrea pectinata in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Goniastrea pectinata


©Lyle Vail: An encrusting colony of Goniastrea pectinata at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Goniastrea
Species Goniastrea pectinata
Status near threatened

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Corallites ceroid and tending to form valleys; colony has irregular upgrowths; paliform crown visible through the tissue. (Contributed by Zoe Richards)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Alvarez-Noriega, M., A.H. Baird,2, M. Dornelas, J.S. Madin, V.R. Cumbo, and S.R. Connolly (2016). Fecundity and the demographic strategies of coral morphologies, Ecology, 97(12): 3485-3493. LIRS catalog number 2048.
  • Alvarez-Noriega, M., A.H. Baird, M. Dornelas, J.S. Madin and S.R. Connolly (2018). Negligible effect of competition on coral colony growth. Ecology, 99 (6): 1347-1356. LIRS catalog number 2239.
  • Babcock, R.C., G.D. Bull, P.L. Harrison, A.J. Heyward, J.K. Oliver, C.C. Wallace and B.L. Willis (1986). Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 90: 379-394. LIRS catalog number 300.
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