species: Efflatounaria sp in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Efflatounaria sp
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Malacalcyonacea
Family Xeniidae
Genus Efflatounaria
Species Efflatounaria sp

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution

Local abundance

  • Outer reefs near Lizard Island: Very abundant on exposed reef slopes.

Web resources

References

  • Fabricius, K. and P. Alderslade (2001). Soft corals and sea fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea Australian Institute of Marine Science and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia.
  • Karlson, R.H., T.P. Hughes and S.R. Karlson (1996). Density-dependent dynamics of soft coral aggregations: the significance of clonal growth and form, Ecology, 77(5): 1592-1599. LIRS catalog number 468.