species: Cyphastrea decadia in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Cyphastrea decadia


©Anne: Cyphastrea decadia on the wall of a cavern on the NE side of Lizard Island. Colony about 60 cm wide. Thanks to Joe Rowlett for identifying this colony.

©Anne: Cyphastrea decadia on the wall of a cavern on the NE side of Lizard Island.

©Anne: Cyphastrea decadia on the wall of a cavern on the NE side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Faviidae
Genus Cyphastrea
Species Cyphastrea decadia
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Brown, encrusting with short branches, tall rounded corallites and Acropora-like axial corallites.

Size

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