species: Goniopora minor in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Goniopora minor


©Anne: Goniopora minor at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Goniopora minor at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island. The fingernail is 1 cm wide.

©Anne: Polyps of Goniopora minor from lagoon bommie, Lizard Island. Note pale, pointed tips of tentacles.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Goniopora
Species Goniopora minor
Status near threatened
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Distinguishing features

Goniopora minor forms hemispherical or encrusting colonies with medium-sized corallites (3 to 5 mm diameter); polyps have 24 tentacles with pointed tips that are usually pale (Veron, 2000).

Size

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