Lobophyllia hemprichii
©Andy: A specimen of Lobophyllia hemprichii at Lizard Island showing the typical massive growth form
©Andy: A macro image of Lobophyllia hemprichii showing the typical structure of corallites and septal teeth
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Mussidae
Genus
Lobophyllia
Species
Lobophyllia hemprichii
Distinguishing features
A coral with an encrusting to massive growth form, reaching large sizes up to 5m. Corallites are round and phaceloid to flabello-meandroid, with thick walls and long septal teeth. Colour is highly variable, and colonies may be uniform in colour or have different coloured corallite mouths and walls.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Upper reef slopes.
Can be found in most habitats around Lizard Island.
Behaviour
L. hemprichii is a hermaphroditic broadcast spawner.
Web resources
References
- Baird, A.H., J.R. Guest and B.L. Willis (2009). Systematic and biogeographical patterns in the reproductive biology of scleractinian corals, Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 40: 551-571.
- 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.
- Leutenegger, A., C. D’Angelo, M.V. Matz, A. Denzel, F. Oswald, A. Salih, G.U. Nienhaus and J. Wiedenmann (2007). It’s cheap to be colorful: Anthozoans show a slow turnover of GFP-like proteins, FEBS Journal, 274: 2496-2505.
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