species: Montipora grisea in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Montipora grisea


©Anne Hoggett: Montipora grisea at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Montipora grisea at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Montipora grisea at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Montipora
Species Montipora grisea
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Encrusting colonies with a relatively flat, even surface. Polyps are surrounded by small, partly fused papillae.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©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 1 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsvile.

Other references

  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
  • Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
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