species: Astreopora gracilis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Scleractinia > Acroporidae > Astreopora > Astreopora gracilis (gallery)

Astreopora gracilis

©Anne Hoggett: Astreopora gracilis at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Astreopora gracilis at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island. Fingernail is 1 cm wide.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hexacorallia

Order Scleractinia

Family Acroporidae

Genus Astreopora

Species Astreopora gracilis

Status least concern

Distinguishing features

Id of the colony photographed here has not been checked by an expert.

Id is based on similarity to the very common Astreopora myriophthalma but with corallites of unequal sizes and oriented in different directions.