species: Porites lichen in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Porites lichen


©Anne Hoggett: Porites lichen at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island. This species is often coloured bright yellow/green. Identified by Grace Frank and Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Porites lichen at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Porites lichen at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Porites
Species Porites lichen
Status least concern

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References

  • Bollati, E., C. D’Angelo, R. Alderdice, M. Pratchett, M. Ziegler and J. Wiedenmann (2020). Optical feedback loop involving dinoflagellate symbiont and scleractinian host drives colorful coral bleaching. Current Biology, 30: 2433-2445. LIRS catalog number 2447.
  • 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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