species: Platygyra sinensis in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Platygyra sinensis


©Anne Hoggett: Platygyra sinensis at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Platygyra sinensis at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Platygyra sinensis near Lizard Head, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards. The fish are Chaetodon vagabundus.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Platygyra
Species Platygyra sinensis
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. (2000). Influence of diet and habitat on the condition of butterflyfish, M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 719.
  • 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.
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