species: Acropora monticulosa in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acropora monticulosa


©Lyle Vail: Acropora monticulosa on the reef crest at Day Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Acropora
Species Acropora monticulosa
Status near threatened

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Chunky short branches with square bases and even radial corallites. (Contributed by Zoe Richards)

Size

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Berumen, M.L. (2000). Influence of diet and habitat on the condition of butterflyfish, M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 719.
  • Berumen, M.L. (2006). Influence of resource availability on life-history traits in coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Pisces: Chaetodontidae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Australia. LIRS catalog number 987.
  • Berumen, M.L., M.S. Pratchett and M.I. McCormick (2005). Within-reef differences in diet and body condition of coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 287: 217-227. LIRS catalog number 1019.
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