species: Symphyllia recta in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Symphyllia recta


©Andy: A specimen of Symphyllia recta at Lizard Island

©Andy: An specimen of Symphyllia recta at Nemto Island, PNG

©Andy: A macro image of the previous colony of Symphyllia recta showing the typical structure of corallites

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Mussidae
Genus Symphyllia
Species Symphyllia recta
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Distinguishing features

A coral with an encrusting to massive growth form. Corallites are meandroid, with thick walls. Colour is usually brown, grey or green.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Reef flats and lagoons.

Can be found in most habitats around Lizard Island.

Behaviour

S. recta is a hermaphroditic broadcast spawner.

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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.
  • Leutenegger, A., C. D’Angelo, M.V. Matz, A. Denzel, F. Oswald, A. Salih, G.U. Nienhaus and J. Wiedenmann (2007). It’s cheap to be colorful: Anthozoans show a slow turnover of GFP-like proteins, FEBS Journal, 274: 2496-2505.
  • Leuzinger, S., K.R.N. Anthony and B.L. Willis (2003). Reproductive energy investment in corals: scaling with module size, Oecologia, 136(4): 524-531.