species: Oulophyllia crispa in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Oulophyllia crispa


©Lyle Vail: Oulophyllia crispa in the Lizard Island lagoon. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Lyle Vail: Close-up of Oulophyllia crispa in the Lizard Island lagoon. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: A colony of Oulophyllia crispa about 20 cm diameter on the reef slope between Bird and South Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Oulophyllia
Species Oulophyllia crispa
Status near threatened

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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.
  • Stafford-Smith, M.G. (1993). Sediment-rejection efficiency of 22 species of Australian scleractinian corals, Marine Biology, 115: 229-243. LIRS catalog number 699.
  • Stafford-Smith, M.C. and R.F.G. Ormond (1992). Sediment rejection mechanisms of 42 species of Australian scleractinian corals, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 43: 683-705. LIRS catalog number 366.