Acanthastrea hemprichii
©Andy: A specimen of Acanthastrea hemprichii at Lizard Island. A cleaner shrimp Periclimenes sp(p). can be seen on the tentacles
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Mussidae
Genus
Acanthastrea
Species
Acanthastrea hemprichii
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Acanthastrea echinata
They cannot be distinguished in the field.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
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.
- Knittweis, L., J. Jompa, C. Richter and M. Wolff (2009). Population dynamics of the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis in the Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Coral Reefs, 28: 793-804.
- Knittweis, L., W.E. Kraemer, J. Timm and M. Kochzius (2009). Genetic structure of Heliofungia actiniformis (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) populations in the Indo-Malay Archipelago: implications for live coral trade management efforts. Conservation Genetics, 10: 241-249.