species: Astrea curta in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Astrea curta


©Anne Hoggett: Astrea curta at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Astrea curta at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island. Note circular corallites, alternating long and short septa, and some beading on the septa.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Astrea
Species Astrea curta
Status least concern

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References

  • Bishop, D.G. and J.R. Kenrick (1980). Fatty acid composition of symbiotic zooxanthellae in relation to their hosts, Lipids, 15(15): 799-804. LIRS catalog number 43.
  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.
  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
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