Porites cylindrica

Porites cylindrica or "hump-coral" is a stony coral of the subclass Hexacorallia.[1]

Porites cylindrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Species: P. cylindrica
Binomial name
Porites cylindrica
(Dana, 1846)

Description

P. cylindrica is a hermatypic (reef-building) coral that can grow to a few square meters wide and form micro-atolls.[2] They are typically cream colored, yellow, blue, pale brown or green.[2]

Distribution and habitat

P. cylindricas are common to abundant in shallow water areas 1–11 meters deep.[1][3] They have also been observed 20 meters below surface waters.[1] P. Cylindricas are found in back reefs and lagoons located in the waters of the oceanic West Pacific, Australia, the South China Sea, Japan, South-east Asia and the Indian Ocean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sheppard, A., Fenner, D., Edwards, A., Abrar, M. & Ochavillo, D. 2014. "Porites cylindrica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2014: e.T133496A54274373. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Hoeksema, B. (2015). Porites cylindrica Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. The Encyclopedia of Earth (2012). Coral reef zonation. The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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