species: Mycedium elephantotus in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Mycedium elephantotus


©Anne Hoggett: Mycedium elephantotus colony about 80 cm wide at No Name Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Nose-shaped outward-facing corallites of Mycedium elephantotus; No Name Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Mycedium elephantotus at Cod Hole near Lizard Island, Feb 2015

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Mycedium
Species Mycedium elephantotus
Status least concern

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.

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