species: Porolithon spp in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Porolithon spp


©Tessa Page and Alexandra Ordonez: Porolithon spp from the north end of Yonge Reef. Three colour forms shown in the photo - chalky, orange and pink - are probably separate species (Tessa Page, pers. comm., 2018).

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Rhodophyta
Class Florideophyceae
Order Corallinales
Family Corallinaceae
Genus Porolithon
Species Porolithon spp

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Commonly found in shallow water on the reef crest and back reef (Tessa Page, pers. comm., 2018).

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