species: Scapophyllia cylindrica in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Scapophyllia cylindrica


©Anne Hoggett: Scapophyllia cylindrica colony that is just beginning to develop columns, exposed reef slope at Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Scapophyllia cylindrica on exposed reef slope at Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Scapophyllia cylindrica at North Point, Lizard Island. Columns are just beginning to form in this small colony.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Scapophyllia
Species Scapophyllia cylindrica
Status least concern

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References

  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.