Merulina scabricula
©Anne Hoggett: A large branching colony of Merulina scabricula near Osprey Islet, Lizard Island Group, in 2009. Identified by Zoe Richards.
©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of a large branching colony of Merulina scabricula near Osprey Islet, Lizard Island Group, in 2009. Identified by Zoe Richards.
©Anne Hoggett: An ecrusting colony of Merulina scabricula at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Identified by Grace Frank.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hexacorallia
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Merulinidae
Genus
Merulina
Species
Merulina scabricula
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
-
Animalia:
species: Merulina ampliata
has thicker walls than Merulina scabricula. Both species can have upright branches. (Contributed by Dr Zoe Richards.)
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
- Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
- Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
- Gruber, D.F., H.-T. Kao, S. Janoschka, J. Tsai and V.A. Pieribone (2008). Patterns of fluorescent protein expression in scerlactinian corals, Biological Bulletin, 215: 143-154. LIRS catalog number 1153.
- View all references