species: Dipsastraea speciosa in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dipsastraea speciosa


©Anne Hoggett: Dipsastraea speciosa on the outer face of Hicks Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Dipsastraea speciosa on the outer face of Hicks Reef near Lizard Island. Note round, shallow corallites with regular, exsert septa.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Dipsastraea
Species Dipsastraea speciosa
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • 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., M.S. Pratchett and M.I. McCormick (2005). Within-reef differences in diet and body condition of coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 287: 217-227. LIRS catalog number 1019.
  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.