Pine Coral (species: Acropora elseyi) in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
Acropora elseyi
Pine Coral


©David Witherall and Franziska Bliese & Dane La Garde: Pine Coral, Acropora elseyi, Ocean Free, Green Island

©David Witherall and Franziska Bliese and Dane La Garde: Pine Coral, Acropora elseyi, Ocean Free, Green Island

©Anne: A large stand of Acropora elseyi at North Direction Island near Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Acropora
Species Acropora elseyi
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Beukers, J.S. (1996). The relative roles of recruitment and post-recruitment processes in the regulation of a coral reef damselfish population, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 472.
  • Boyett, H.V. (2006). The ecology and microbiology of black band disease and brown band syndrome on the Great Barrier Reef, M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 969.
  • Cumming, R.L. (1996). The corallivorous gastropods Drupella cornus, D. fragum and D. rugosa: ecology and impact on coral communities at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 473.
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