genus: Porites in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Frankland Island Group, QLD does not include Porites.
Porites


©Andy: A brown colony of Porites sp(p). massive at the reef front, Lizard Island

©Andy: A macro image of Porites sp(p). massive showing the typical structure of corallites

©Andy: Colonies of Porites sp(p). massive on the shallow reef flat at low tide

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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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