species: Montipora sp. 2 in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Lizard Island Field Guide > Marine Life > Invertebrates > Corals and similar animals > Hard Corals > Acroporidae > Montipora > Montipora sp. 2 (gallery)

Montipora sp. 2

©Anne Hoggett: Montipora sp. 2 at North Point, Lizard Island.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hexacorallia

Order Scleractinia

Family Acroporidae

Genus Montipora

Species Montipora sp. 2

Distinguishing features

Encrusting colony with bumpy surface, unusual bright green colour. Expanded polyps in the single colony recorded here make species id difficult.