Goniopora pedunculata
©Anne Hoggett: Goniopora pedunculata at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island. Identified by Grace Frank, who notes: "I'm basing this identification on the pale, pointed tips of the polyps as well as their length. However I can't be positive without seeing the characteristics of the skeleton."
©Anne Hoggett: Polyps of Goniopora pedunculata from lagoon bommie, Lizard Island. Note pale, pointed tips of tentacles.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hexacorallia
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Poritidae
Genus
Goniopora
Species
Goniopora pedunculata
Status
near threatened
Colours
Distinguishing features
Goniopora pedunculata forms hemispherical or encrusting colonies with medium-sized corallites (3 to 5 mm diameter); polyps have 24 tentacles with pointed tips that are usually pale (Veron, 2000).
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
