species: Plerogyra sinuosa in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Plerogyra sinuosa


©David Witherall and Victoria McGilp: Plerogyra sinuosa

©Anne: Plerogyra sinuosa at the lagoon entrance bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Plerogyra sinuosa about 12 cm diameter in the channel at the north end of No Name Reef near Lizard Island. Three Orangutan Crabs (Achaeus sp) are on the upper right side.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Caryophylliidae
Genus Plerogyra
Species Plerogyra sinuosa
Status near threatened
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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.