species: Merulina scabricula in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Merulina scabricula


©Anne Hoggett: A large branching colony of Merulina scabricula near Osprey Islet, Lizard Island Group, in 2009. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of a large branching colony of Merulina scabricula near Osprey Islet, Lizard Island Group, in 2009. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: An ecrusting colony of Merulina scabricula at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Identified by Grace Frank.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Merulina
Species Merulina scabricula
Status least concern

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
  • Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
  • Gruber, D.F., H.-T. Kao, S. Janoschka, J. Tsai and V.A. Pieribone (2008). Patterns of fluorescent protein expression in scerlactinian corals, Biological Bulletin, 215: 143-154. LIRS catalog number 1153.
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