Pocillopora meandrina
©Anne Hoggett: Pocillopora meandrina on the northern side of Lizard Island at about 12 metres depth. Photo id by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.
©Anne Hoggett: Pocillopora meandrina on the northern side of Lizard Island at about 12 metres depth. Photo id by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.
©Anne Hoggett: Pocillopora meandrina on the northern side of Lizard Island at about 12 metres depth. Photo id by Sebastian Schmidt-Roach.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hexacorallia
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Pocilloporidae
Genus
Pocillopora
Species
Pocillopora meandrina
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
Evenly coloured colonies (yellow, brown, pink, blue or green) with broader branches than all other Pocillopora species apart from Pocillopora grandis. Verrucae are evenly-sized and neatly distributed on the branches, including on the branch tips.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Pocillopora grandis
has broader branches, a lower level of branching, and verrucae that become abruptly shorter at branch tips.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Schmidt-Roach, S., K.J. Miller, P. Lundgren and N. Andreakis (2014). With eyes wide open: a revision of species within and closely related to the Pocillopora damicornis species complex (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) using morphology and genetics, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 170: 1-33. LIRS catalog number 1753.
Other 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.
- Kospartov, M.C. (2000). A multi-scale investigation of the size structure of coral populations, Honours thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 677.
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