species: Turbinaria stellulata in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Turbinaria stellulata


©Anne: Grace Frank says this is most likely Turbinaria stellulata but the corallites are not as exsert as usual; Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Close-up of the likely Turbinaria stellulata specimen at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

©Ryan McMinds: Turbinaria stellulata with polyps exposed at Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Dendrophylliidae
Genus Turbinaria
Species Turbinaria stellulata
Status vulnerable

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
  • Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
  • Kleeman, K. (1995). Associations of coral and boring bivalves: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) versus Safaga (N Red Sea), Beitrage zur Palaontologie, 20: 31-39. LIRS catalog number 416.