species: Dipsastraea amicorum in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dipsastraea amicorum


©Anne Hoggett: A small (5-10 cm diameter) colonly of Dipsastraea amicorum on the shallow granite slope at Granite Bluff, Lizard Island. Note extratentacular buds. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Shallow granite slope at Granite Bluff, Lizard Island with small colonies of several species of merulind corals including Dipsastraea amicorum at mid left. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Merulinidae
Genus Dipsastraea
Species Dipsastraea amicorum

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

  • Kleeman, K. (1995). Associations of coral and boring bivalves: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) versus Safaga (N Red Sea), Beitrage zur Palaontologie, 20: 31-39. LIRS catalog number 416.
  • Kleemann, K.H. (1980). Boring bivalves and their host corals from the Great Barrier Reef, Journal of Molluscan Studies, 46: 13-54. LIRS catalog number 299.