species: Goniopora lobata in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Goniopora lobata


©Anne: Typical lobed colony of Goniopora lobata at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Lobed columns of Goniopora lobata at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Goniopora lobata from lagoon bommie, Lizard Island. Note small white oral cones and short tentacles with rounded tips.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Goniopora
Species Goniopora lobata
Status near threatened

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Distinguishing features

Goniopora lobata forms "lobes" on short, thick columns, or occasionally hemispherical colonies; corallites are large (> 5 mm diameter), oral cones are small, and the 24 tentacles are short with rounded tips; oral cones and tentacle tips are often of a different colour than the rest of the polyp (Veron, 2000).

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Goniopora lobata

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References

  • Babcock, R.C., G.D. Bull, P.L. Harrison, A.J. Heyward, J.K. Oliver, C.C. Wallace and B.L. Willis (1986). Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 90: 379-394. LIRS catalog number 300.
  • Stafford-Smith, M.C. and R.F.G. Ormond (1992). Sediment rejection mechanisms of 42 species of Australian scleractinian corals, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 43: 683-705. LIRS catalog number 366.
  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.