species: Millepora intricata in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Millepora intricata


©Anne Hoggett: Millepora intricata on the reef slope off Bird Islet, Lizard Island Group. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Lyle Vail: Millepora intricata in the Lizard Island lagoon off Palfrey Island. Photo identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Order Anthoathecata
Family Milleporidae
Genus Millepora
Species Millepora intricata

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Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Branching colonies. "The lower parts never unite into a plate; branches subcylindrical; growing in all directions; continuously dichotomous; the upper edges with tapering tips" (Razak and Hoeksema, 2003).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Millepora intricata is a dominant species in the lagoon according to Dr Zoe Richards.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Razak, T.B. and B.W. Hoeksema (2003). The hydrocoral genus Millepora (Hydrozoa: Capitata: Milleporidae) in Indonesia. Zool. Verh. Leiden, 345: 313-336. LIRS catalog number 90297.