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


©Anne Hoggett: Acropora tenuis at Linnet Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Acropora tenuis at Linnet Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Acropora
Species Acropora tenuis
Status near threatened

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References

  • 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.
  • Berumen, M.L. (2006). Influence of resource availability on life-history traits in coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Pisces: Chaetodontidae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Australia. LIRS catalog number 987.
  • Cumbo, V.R, A.H. Baird and M.J.H. van Oppen (2012). The promiscuous larvae: flexibility in the establishment of symbiosis in corals. Coral Reefs, doi: 10.1007/s00338-012-0951-7. LIRS catalog number 1558.
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