Hydnophora rigida
©Anne Hoggett: Hydnophora rigida in the Lizard Island lagoon near Palfrey Island. Photo identified by Dr Zoe Richards who notes, "Bases of the branches are pretty thick and resemble Hydnophora grandis but based on the low monticules and slight fusing of monticules on the branch tips, I am calling it Hydnophora rigida."
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hexacorallia
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Merulinidae
Genus
Hydnophora
Species
Hydnophora rigida
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Hydnophora grandis
has more exsert monticules on branches and thicker/more robust branch tips. (Contributed by Dr Zoe Richards who thinks the boundaries between these two species are dubious.)
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.
- Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
- Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
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