Diploastrea heliopora
Diploastrea heliopora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Diploastreidae |
Genus: | Diploastrea |
Species: | D. heliopora
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Binomial name | |
Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck, 1816
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Diploastrea heliopora, commonly known as diploastrea brain coral
Taxonomy
Diploastrea heliopora was
Description
A colonial species, D. heliopora grows into domes 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) or more across. The corallites are plocoid (with an individual wall), round and closely packed, about 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter and formed by extratentacular budding. The corallite walls are distinctive, being not solid but formed from the enlarged outer ends of the septa, which are not connected to each other. The columellae are large. The coral has a smooth surface and is usually cream or greyish-brown, sometimes tinged with green. It is a zooxanthellate species.[2][6]
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread throughout the
Ecology
Small
Status
D. heliopora is plentiful in some areas but less common elsewhere. In Indonesia it is collected for the aquarium trade, but apart from this, the threats it faces are those affecting coral reefs in general; climate change, ocean acidification, coral disease and human actions. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "near threatened".[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hoeksema, Bert (2016). "Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Diploastrea Brain Coral". Blue Zoo Aquatics. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Honeycomb Coral: (Diploastrea heliopora)". EDGE. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2016). "Diploastrea Matthai, 1914". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-986-01-8745-8.
External links
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