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


©Anne Hoggett: Millepora tenera at North Direction Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Millepora tenera at North Direction Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Millepora tenera in the Lizard Island lagoon near 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 tenera

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Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Branching colonies. "The lower parts unite into a plate; branches flattened; lateral branches radiating from the central point (ogive structure); the upper edges with blunt or rounded tips. Branchlets fan-shape" (Razak and Hoeksema, 2003).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Extremely common

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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.

Other references

  • Richards, Z.T. (2012). A comparison of proxy performance in coral biodiversity monitoring. Coral Reefs, doi 10.1007/s00338-012-0963-3. LIRS catalog number 1531.