species: Echinomorpha nishihirai in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Scleractinia > Lobophylliidae > Echinomorpha > Echinomorpha nishihirai (gallery)
Echinomorpha nishihirai


©Anne Hoggett: Echinomorpha nishihirai on the reef slope near South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Possibly Echinomorpha nishihirai at North Direction Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Lobophylliidae
Genus Echinomorpha
Species Echinomorpha nishihirai

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rare. The record from near South Island on 12 Oct 2014 appears to be the first for this species from the area.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World: Volume 2 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.

Other references

  • Hoogenboom, G.E. Frank, S.A. Blowes, T.J. Chase, K.J.A. Zawada and M. Dornelas, M.O. (2015). Disparity between projected geographic ranges of rare species: a case study of Echinomorpha nishihirai (Scleractinia). Marine Biodiversity Records, 8: e147., . LIRS catalog number LIRS 1239.