Platygyra lamellina
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Merulinidae |
Genus: | Platygyra |
Species: | P. lamellina
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Platygyra lamellina | |
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Platygyra lamellina, the hard brain coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "near threatened".[1]
Description
Colonies of P. lamellina usually form massive rounded mounds, sometimes with nodular swellings, but may also form flat plates. The corallites are long, narrow and meandering, with thick walls which are up to one and a half times the thickness of the valleys between them. The septa protrude slightly and are rounded and even; they are very neatly arranged, and cross the valley walls. This coral is usually some shade of brown, with the valley bottoms sometimes being greenish or grey. It can be distinguished from the otherwise similar Platygyra daedalea by the thickness of the corallite walls and the more rounded septa.[3]
Distribution and habitat
P. lamellina has a widespread distribution in the Indo-Pacific region but is generally uncommon. Its range extends from Madagascar, the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea, to Australia, Indonesia, Japan and the East China Sea. It is present as part of the reef community in various habitats, particularly on back reef slopes, but also on fore reefs and in lagoons.[1]
Biology
Spawning of P. lamellina, a simultaneous
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Platygyra lamellina (Ehrenberg, 1834)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ISBN 978-986-01-8745-8.
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External links
- Media related to Platygyra lamellina at Wikimedia Commons