species: Dipsastraea favus in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Scleractinia > Merulinidae > Dipsastraea > Dipsastraea favus (gallery)
Dipsastraea favus


©Anne Hoggett: Dipsastraea favus colony 15-20 cm wide at the lagoon entrance, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Dipsastraea favus at the lagoon entrance, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

©Anne Hoggett: Dipsastraea favus at North Direction Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards.

show or add records

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

Show in taxonomy
Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Babcock, R.C., G.D. Bull, P.L. Harrison, A.J. Heyward, J.K. Oliver, C.C. Wallace and B.L. Willis (1986). Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 90: 379-394. LIRS catalog number 300.
  • 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., 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.
  • View all references