Overview
Brief Summary
Biology
zooxanthellate
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Comprehensive Description
Biology: Skeleton
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| Author | Skeleton? | Mineral or Organic? | Mineral | Percent Magnesium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns, Hoeksema, and van der Land, 1999 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Veron and Wallace, 1984 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE |
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Distribution
Aldabra, Chagos, East Africa, Indo-West Pacific, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Reunion, Rodriguez, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country)
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Sheppard, C.R.C. (1998). Corals of the Indian Ocean: a taxonomic and distribution database for coral reef ecologists
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6092
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Lemmens, J.W.T.J. (1993). Reef-building corals (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) from the Watamu Marine National Reserve, Kenya; an annotated species list. Zoologische mededelingen 67, 453-465
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5875
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Fauré, G. (1977). Annotated checklist of the corals in the Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 203: 1-26
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5899
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Best, W.G., G. Faure & M. Pichon (1980). Contribution to the knowledge of the stony corals from the Seychelles and Eastern Africa. Rev. Zool. Afr. 94,3: 600 - 627.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6043
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Sheppard, C.R.C. (1987). [Pichon]
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5879
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McClanahan, T.R. & J.C. Mutere (1994). Coral and sea urchin assemblage structure and interrelationships in Kenyan reef lagoons
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5877
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Sheppard, C.R.C (1987). [Best et al, boshof]
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5902
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Schleyer, M.H. (1995). South African coral reef communities. In: Cowan G.I. (ed) Wetlands of South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Pretoria.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6220
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Riegl, B. (1995). A revision of the hard coral genus Acropora Oken, 1815 (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) in south-east Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 113: 249-288
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6160
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Physical Description
Diagnostic Description
Description
Colonies consist of sprawling prostrate branches with upwardly projecting pointed ends at the periphery. Radial corallites are like those of A. robusta. Colour : deep pinkish-brown or greenish-grey. Abundance: usually restricted to shallow reef environments. Common on reef margins exposed to strong wave action (Veron, 1986).
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Veron, J.E.N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers, London.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5874
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 3 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 5
Temperature range (°C): 28.090 - 28.090
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.068 - 0.068
Salinity (PPS): 34.338 - 34.338
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.622 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.131
Silicate (umol/l): 1.358 - 1.358
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 5
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 5
Temperature range (°C): 28.090 - 28.090
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.068 - 0.068
Salinity (PPS): 34.338 - 34.338
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.622 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.131
Silicate (umol/l): 1.358 - 1.358
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 5
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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