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Pachyseris rugosa (Lamarck 1801). Upright, irregular growth.
Plates growing together. Columellae as wall-like lobes. Massive
sometimes in shallow water to upright blades in deeper, calmer waters.
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Goniastrea pectinata
(Ehrenberg 1854). Colonies submassive or encrusting; corallites ceroid
to submeandroid; thick paliform lobes.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0192/view.
Red Sea photo. |
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Pavona duerdeni Vaughan 1907. Massive
colonies (up to 10 feet tall) of irregular appearance (sometimes
huge). Hawai'i image. Found in areas of
moderate current, wave movement Named in honor of Cnidarian
scientist J. E. Duerden (1865-1937). |
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Porites attenuata Nemenzo 1955. /COTW:
Characters: Colonies
are sturdy fused branches with rounded tips. Corallites are moderately
excavated. The coenosteum is coarse.
Colour: Usually
mustard or bright yellow-green, also pale brown.
Similar
Species: Porites
cylindrica, which has finer branches and less excavated
corallites. See also P.
tuberculosa.
Habitat: Shallow
protected reef environments.
Abundance: Common.
N. Sulawesit pic.
Bunaken/Sulawesi/Indonesia photo. |
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