genus: Porites in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
Lady Elliot Island > Marine Invertebrates > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Scleractinia > Poritidae > Porites (gallery)
Porites (8)
Porites australiensis
Porites cylindrica
Porites lichen
Porites lobata
Porites lutea
Hump Coral
Porites mayeri
Porites murrayensis
Porites solida

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Porites

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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.
  • Barnes, D.J. and J.M. Lough (2000). Environmental controls on growth of the massive coral Porites, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 245: 225-243.
  • De’ath, G., J.M. Lough and K.E. Fabricius (2009). Declining coral calcification on the Great Barrier Reef, Science, 323: 116-119.
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