Pachyseris rugosa
©Andy: A small colony of Pachyseris rugosa at Watson's Bay showing the typical convoluted sub-massive morphology
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Agariciidae
Genus
Pachyseris
Species
Pachyseris rugosa
Distinguishing features
A species that forms convoluted sub-massive colonies comprising irregular bifacial plates. In deeper water, the colony may form large mounds more than 5m in diameter.Corallites are not discernable. Colonies are usually brown in colour.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Sheltered back reef and lagoonal habitats.
Can be found in most reef habitats around Lizard Island.
