and are bilaterally symmetrical. Porites, particularly Porites lutea, often form microatolls. Corals of the genus Porites also often serve as hosts for Christmas...
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Porites porites, commonly known as hump coral or finger coral, is a species of stony coral in the genus Porites. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and...
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November 2021. WoRMS (2010). "Porites lobata Dana, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-18. Porites lobata The Genome Institute...
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Porites astreoides, commonly known as mustard hill coral or yellow porites, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Poritidae. It is a common...
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fringing reefs. It is a common species, often occurring with Porites australiensis and Porites lobata. This coral can form "microatolls" in the intertidal...
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similar appearance to Porites harrisoni, which is a popular Porites species that is also found in the Persian Gulf; however, Porites nodifera tend to form...
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Porites furcata, commonly known as hump coral, thin finger coral or branched finger coral, is a species of stony coral in the genus Porites. It is found...
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Porites cylindrica, commonly known as Hump coral, is a stony coral belonging to the subclass Hexacorallia in the class Anthozoa. Hexacorallia differ from...
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Porites branneri, known by the common name blue crust coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Poritidae. It is found growing on reefs in the...
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Stylophora pistillata (redirect from Porites pistillata)
pistillaris Esper, 1797 Pocillopora andreossyi Audouin, 1826 Porites pistillata (Esper, 1797) Porites subdigitata Lamarck, 1816 Sideropora mordax Dana, 1846...
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coastline; these fringing reefs are largely formed of stony acropora and porites corals. The reefs form platforms and sometimes lagoons along the coast...
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March 2022. WoRMS (2010). "Porites compressa; Dana". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-23. Porites compressa Dana 1846 WetWebMedia...
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Stylaraea (redirect from Porites punctata)
S. punctata Binomial name Stylaraea punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms (Species) Madrepora punctata Linnaeus, 1758 Porites punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)...
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sites for scuba divers. Porites Point, named for the quantity of Porites coral at the locating, including Mustardhill Coral (Porites astreoides) and Branching...
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massive spreading corals. There are also some very large remnants of Porites porites colonies that lie between the two islands. Some of these mounds are...
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different species of coral: Porites compressa Dana, 1846 Porites cylindrica Dana, 1846 Porites furcata Lamarck, 1816 Porites porites Pallas, 1766 This page...
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lobes) A. sp.29 (table) Cladopsammia eguchii Porites brighami A. sp.30 cf. palmerae Tabastraea coccinea Porites compressa A. sp. 20 (neoplasia/tumor?) Cyphastrea...
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reefs are 5000–7000 years old and are largely formed of stony acropora and porites corals. The reefs form platforms and sometimes lagoons along the coast...
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digitata Pallas 1766 in the family Acroporidae Porites compressa Pallas 1766 in the family Poritidae Porites porites Pallas 1766 in the family Poritidae species...
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isotopic composition of the aragonitic skeleton of coral reefs, such as Porites, can indicate changes in sea surface temperature and sea surface salinity...
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A blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) resting on hard Acropora and Porites corals...
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cactus Physogyra lichtensteini Platygyra: Platygyra lamellina Porites: Porites harrisoni, Porites echinulata Psammocora contigua Acanthastrea: Acanthastrea...
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the photic zone.: 38 The low species diversity – primarily colonies of Porites and Tarbaellastraea – may indicate a "stressed" environment.: 38 The shore...
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staghorn coral Acropora prolifera Agaricia agarities finger coral Porites porites Montastrea annuligera Montastrea colemani Montastrea curta Montastrea...
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Diploria strigosa, Meandrina meandrites, Montastraea cavernosa, Porites astreoides, Porites porites) and is found in the Caribbean. Very little is known about...
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Calathiscus tantillus Porites baueri Porites colonensis Porites decasepta Porites ericacea Porites evermanni Porites excavata Porites flavus Stylaraea punctata...
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Diadema antillarum are found. The reef crest's most common species is Porites porites, a type of stony coral, although there are also significant areas covered...
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bays of the satellite towns of Jussah and Khairan. Additionally, smaller Porites reef colonies exist in Khairan, which have fused to form a flat-top pavement...
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found embedded entirely in heads of massive corals, such as stony corals Porites and brain corals. Like members of its family, it can secrete a calcareous...
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(Poritiphilus flavus). Poritiphilus flavus has been isolated from the coral Porites lutea. "Genus: Poritiphilus". LPSN.DSMZ.de. Wang, Guanghua; Xu, Shuailiang;...
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