species: Tubastraea micranthus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Tubastraea micranthus


©Lyle Vail: Tubastrea micrantha at Day Reef. Note the two small fish, probably gobies.

©Andy: A colony of Tubastraea micranthus at Kimuta Island, Lousiade Archipelago, PNG

©Andy: Macro image of Tubastraea micranthus showing the typical form of the corallites

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Dendrophylliidae
Genus Tubastraea
Species Tubastraea micranthus
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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

An azooxanthellate species that forms thickly branched, upright colonies in areas with good current flow. Corallites are large and tubular, and arranged along the branches. Colonies are dark green-black in colour.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

The scientific name is not accepted by World Register of Marine Species
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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Tubastraea micranthus

Distribution and habitat preferences

Reef fronts, passes, exposed back reef areas.

Can be found in most habitats around Lizard Island with good current flow.

Behaviour

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References

  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.
  • Marshall, A.T. (1996). Calcification in hermatypic and ahermatypic corals, Science, 271(5249): 637-639.