species: Goniopora somaliensis in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Goniopora somaliensis


©Anne Hoggett: An encrusting colony of Goniopora somaliensis about 1.2 metres wide at Cobia Hole, Lizard island.

©Anne Hoggett: Small polyps of encrusting colony of Goniopora somaliensis about 1.2 metres wide at Cobia Hole, Lizard island. Fingernail is 1 cm wide.

©Anne Hoggett: An encrusting plate colony of Goniopora somaliensis near the base of the reef slope at the lagoon entrance, Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Zoe Richards (as Goniopora cf. somaliensis).

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Poritidae
Genus Goniopora
Species Goniopora somaliensis
Status least concern

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Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Large encrusting colonies with very small-diameter polyps.

Size

  • Up to 200 cm (Colony diameter according to Veron (2000))
  • From 0.3 cm to 0.5 cm (Corallite diameter according to Veron (2000))

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World: Volume 3 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.

Other references

  • Dinesen, Z.D. (1983). Shade-dwelling corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 10: 173-185. LIRS catalog number 157.